Is Your Marriage Blessed by God?
Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Driscoll

Is Your Marriage Blessed by God?

Mark Driscoll

Episode · 22 min · January 17, 2022

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  12. 12My Worst FearsThe world right now is full of uncertainty and fear. The spirit of fear will pull your marriage apart but the Spirit of God will unite you and bring peace. Today we share some of our story and how we struggled with fear.  In this episode, we talk about how fear didn't come into existence until sin came into the world. Fear is an opposite reaction to peace but perfect love casts out fear. Fear wants to take everything you have but the Spirit of God will unite you and your spouse. Go deeper and watch teachings from leading marriage experts on XO Now. With this on-demand video streaming platform from XO Marriage, you can watch the best marriage content from some of the best marriage experts on your phone, computer, or TV wherever you are. We're giving our listeners a FREE CHAPTER from Mark and Grace's book, Win Your War. All you have to do is text WINYOURWAR to 31996 and we'll send you a free chapter instantly! Find more from Mark and Grace at xomarriage.com/realmarriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesFollow on social media!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MarkDriscollMinistries?sub_confirmation=1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pastormarkInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/markdriscollTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pastormarkdriscollTwitter: https://linktr.ee/markdriscoll Click here for more resources: https://linktr.ee/markdriscoll24 min

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