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FAITH is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen! But what happens when the dynamic of a love relationship is added? Episode 8 explores “F”— Faith and what it looks like when your relationship of two becomes three, with Jesus at the center!

Join Jason & Ros as we discuss the firm foundation of faith in your love relationships. BOTTOM LINE: Faith is what love stands on when life gets hard, truth is tested, and unity is challenged.

Watch & Explore with us in conversation about:

• What faith really means in relationships
• Why it’s essential to lasting love
• How faith is tested — individually and collectively
• What happens when couples agree (or disagree) on truth
• How to establish, navigate, and maintain faith through every season

Faith has the power to strengthen relationships — or strain them — depending on what it’s built on. In this episode, we encourage you to examine your foundation, grow spiritually together, and allow faith to deepen your love for God and for one another.

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 Welcome to Love Letters with Jason & Ros
• 1:55 What Is FAITH in Your Relationship?
• 3:55 The 5 Cs of Faith
• 8:51 “The Love Triangle” – Our Faith Journey Story
• 17:23 When Faith is Put to the Test
• 19:14 Facing Faith Challenges Head-On
• 27:18 Biblical Truths— Jude 1, verses 20 and 21a
• 28:25 How to Overcome Through Faith- Your Power Takeaways
• 41:13 Your E8 Love Letter Challenge & Closing Prayer

RESOURCES:

• Donnie McClurkin (1996). Stand [Song]. On Donnie McClurkin; McClurkin D. (Producer), Warner Alliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_McClurkin
• Bible Study Fellowship International— https://www.bsfinternational.org/

THE FIVE (5) C'S OF FAITH:
As you’ve committed to loving each other, it's vital to establish if faith will be a part of your relationship. If so, what will it look like for you as a couple? The 5 C’s of Faith provide a guideline to establishing faith.

1. CONNECT: Work to ensure that your faith foundation aligns with each other (Crucial)
2. COMMUNICATE: Share your history with faith in God and Jesus, “religious” experiences. What is your basis of “truth?”
3. CREATE: Work together to build your faith foundation as a couple. Below are a few examples.
   1. Study together
   2. Pray together
   3. Worship together
   4. Serve in ministry together
4. CONTINUE: Maintain your faith foundation, nurture it as you continue to grow together.
   1. Individual Faith, considering and supporting each other.
5. CORRECT: Learn to make adjustments as you both grow in faith and/or when challenges come.

WAYS TO OVERCOME RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES THROUGH FAITH

1. SALVATION - Receive it (single or couple)
2. FIRM FOUNDATION - Let God’s Word (the Bible) be the basis of:
   1. Truth
   2. Your guiding light for life
   3. The final authority in your life and every love relationship
3. PRAYER – Pray together without ceasing
   1. Not out of religious ritual, but naturally through your LOVE relationship with God and each other.
   2. Pray in faith through every trial and triumph
4. WORSHIP & SERVICE - Will help continue to build and strengthen your faith in God
5. STAND - When the tests and rough challenges come to try you, stand firm together and face it head-on.
   1. God is with you in it, through it, and out of it!
   2. Standing in faith will not always be about the challenge, sometimes it’s for prayer petitions, guidance, and new open doors.
   3. CONVICTION (awareness of wrong behavior) vs. CONDEMNATION (self-judgement)
      1. Conviction of the Holy Spirit
      2. Acknowledging sin
      3. Heartfelt repentance
      4. Moving forward in grace

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

• Jude 1, Verses 20-21 "But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love."

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Parenting is a blessing and one of the greatest challenges we'll ever face! In Episode 7, "P" for Parenting, we talk honestly about the dazes, crazes, and triumphant phases of being parents in a modern world, and why there's no one-size-fits-all approach.

Indeed, children are a gift and an inheritance from God; yet parenting today comes with learning curves, strategies, various styles, and specific outcomes we cannot control.

BOTTOM LINE: We must parent with prayer, patience, unity, God's Word, and the leading of the Holy Spirit, even though the results will NEVER be up to you!

Chapters:

• 0:00 Welcome to Love Letters with Jason & Ros
• 2:33 Laying the Foundations of Parenting, What We Need to Know
• 5:39 Modeling Faith in the Family
• 9:12 Why Parenting Styles & Alignment Matter
• 10:10 "It's Rough Out in These Parenting Streets!"— Our Parenting Stories
• 11:21 Jason's Childhood & Upbringing
• 15:55 Ros' Childhood & Upbringing
• 21:53 How Childhood Experiences Impact Parenting
• 22:50 Impact of Work & Ministry on Parenting
• 35:14 Parenting Challenges are INEVITABLE!
• 52:53 Biblical Truths— Ephesians 6, verse 4, and Proverbs 22, verse 6
• 54:49 Overcoming & Parenting God's Way
• 57:32 Winning with "The 4 Cs of Parenting."
• 1:08:17 Your E7 Love Letter Challenge & Closing Prayer

Additional Notes:

THE FOUR (4) C's or PHASES OF PARENTING:
This phase process helps kids develop their: Identity, Values, Critical Reasoning, and Communication Skills.

1. COMMANDER— Establish the foundation of right and wrong. Includes the why, even if they don't understand it yet.
   1. Yes, because…
   2. No, because…
   3. The "Because I said so!" phrase doesn't work or teach kids how to express themselves, or make logical decisions between what's right and wrong, best and worse.
2. COACH— Establish core values and encourages reasoning.
   1. Would you rather do this… or that?
      1. Is this decision within the boundaries of your values?
      2. Have you considered the possible consequences?
      3. As the coach, you make the final decision; however, always explain why. They may not agree or understand, or it may make them angry with you. However, your final decision must be based on your family's values.
   2. COUNSELOR— Encourage independence and responsibility.
      1. Allow them to make the decision and be responsible for the consequences.
      2. This phase works best while they're still in your home or in college.
      3. They're paying rent and other key bills related to their transition into young adulthood.
   3. CONSULTANT— Practice "Patient Availability."
      1. Young adults, out of your home, being there when they need you
      2. Challenges Arise: Ask them whether they need you to listen or want your advice.
      3. Moms, there comes a point when your sons are no longer your "baby," encourage manhood.
      4. Consider allowing "One stimulus package" as a bailout plan.

Scripture References:

• Ephesians 6:4 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."
• Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

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When bodies change, does love change too? Join us for real talk in Episode 6— “B” for Body Changes, and why every couple should discuss this inevitable truth: Every Body changes!

How do you stay "attractive" and "attracted to your mate" when the body changes over time? If you’ve ever wondered about maintaining the passion, connection, and appreciation of your love relationships through the seasons of life, this conversation is for you!

We’re talking about weight gain, wrinkles, sags, and real-life bags that can happen to us all! Yet, the real beauty of our love relationships can only come when we understand that love and attraction go well beyond physical appearance, and they can evolve in ways we don’t always expect.

Explore with us what genuine love looks like after the widening and rounding, gray hairs, glasses, sicknesses, scars, and stretch marks show up and show out! Learn what it means to love your spouse through every version of their outward appearance.

Although our bodies may change, love doesn’t have to fade. Instead, it should deepen, strengthen, and mature into something even more beautiful as you learn to see your loved one the way God sees them — from the inside out!

Chapters:

• 0:00 Welcome to Love Letters with Jason & Ros
• 2:20 Every Body Changes… Here’s Why!
• 6:15 Our Body Change Story— “That Was Then, This is Now!”
• 19:07 Menopause: Real Issues Women Face
• 20:53 Issues & Physical Changes with Kids/Youth
• 27:35 "Manopause" & Real Issues Men Face
• 30:27 Overcoming Body Change Issues… It Starts with Acceptance
• 37:48 Biblical Truth— Psalm 139 and Verse 14
• 38:57 Power Takeaways for Body Changes
• 42:34 Your Love Letter Challenge & Closing Prayer

Episode Resources:

Top 3 Tips - Overcoming the Challenges of Body Changes:

1. Expect It — The effects of aging are going to happen sooner or later.
2. Adjust to It— Support each other as you experience it together and make changes.
   1. Seek medical attention when necessary.
3. Embrace It = Age Gracefully— Use it to your advantage

Power Takeaways:

1. In Love Relationships: Keep the communication lines wide OPEN/SAFE. Share your concerns by speaking from the heart, speak truth in LOVE.
   1. You’re committed to growing old together as long as possible in this lifetime.
2. Don’t hold yourself or others to unrealistic expectations during physical changes.
   1. Remember, the physical body is the “bonus” not the “blessing!”
   2. You love the person’s soul, not their body or the shell that houses their soul.
3. Commit to growing old together as long as possible in this lifetime.
4. Pray and seek God’s Word pertaining to health, wellness, maintained commitment, and acceptance of physical changes.

Bible Truth:

• Psalm 139, Verse 14 “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, [O LORD], and that my soul knows very well."

Live Out Your Love Letter Challenge:

• Have some “Pillow Talk” about at least one area of health you are concerned about.
• Let us know how it goes!

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