If you long for a marriage that is both meaningful and lasting, you’re not alone. Regardless of your vocation, stage of life, or marital status — whether single, newly married, or many years along — today I want to share with you 7 Insights for a Meaningful and Long-Lasting Marriage. Jeana and I have discovered these insights together for over forty-eight years.

Welcome to Podcast #60. After conversations with my wife, Jeana, on this week’s podcast, I will share “7 Insights For A Meaningful and Long-Lasting Marriage” with you. Before I do this, I must share with you the importance of each of you subscribing to our podcast, the audio version on any podcast platform, and/or the video version on YouTube. Also, please rate the show today as soon as you complete this podcast.

This past Sunday, I preached in Huntsville, Alabama, for the Whitesburg Baptist Church and its incredibly gifted pastor, Dr. Darryl Craft. Through his seven years of leadership in the church, he has led a vital and strong revitalization, and over two thousand people attend weekly. In each service yesterday, people were baptized, joy was expressed, worship was meaningful, and the love for the Bible and its truth was embraced. It was a genuine joy and privilege for Jeana and me to be there with them. We also enjoyed our time over a luncheon with Dr. Darryl Craft and his wife, Vicky. Pray for him and the church as they continue to do all they can to make a difference for Jesus in Metro Huntsville, Alabama.

Pray for me this week and next week, as I have many things I am preparing to do in September for various ministries.

As Jeana and I look back on nearly forty-nine years together, we are humbled and grateful for how God has carried us. If you long for a marriage that is both meaningful and lasting, you’re not alone. Regardless of your vocation, stage of life, or marital status — whether single, newly married, or many years along — today I want to share with you 7 Insights for a Meaningful and Long-Lasting Marriage. Jeana and I have discovered these insights together for over forty-eight years, and we talked about these together before I shared them with you today.

Our prayer is that these insights encourage you in your own marriage journey. Whether you’re just beginning, rebuilding, or decades in, remember that marriage can be meaningful and long-lasting. Regardless of what you hear, read, or have experienced in marriage, we believe these 7 Insights will help you have a meaningful and long-lasting marriage. So now, are you ready?

Hi everyone, I am Ronnie Floyd. Last week’s subject, Walking Toward The Future God Has For You. We had a great response to it. If you missed it please note to listen to or watch it.

Last week, I traveled to Athens, Greece, to lead seven twenty-minute sessions on experiencing prayer. Over 400 leaders attended from more than sixty countries worldwide. The sessions were meaningful, and the Lord moved in each one. We gifted over 500 books to those leaders present, including my new book, The Supernatural Power of Prayer and Fasting.

Preaching this coming Sunday, August 24, at the Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. I hope you will come and be a part of it if you live in that region. You can find out the times and address on their website.

As the Lord has led me to read through the book of Daniel, oh, He has spoken to me in and through His Word greatly.

In Daniel 4:26, “your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. O King, let my counsel be acceptable to you.”

Do you know this: Heaven rules! What does this mean? God is Sovereign over everything and everyone, including Kings and Presidents, movements and actions. Human power is temporary. God is over all, in all, and through all!

When I was younger and life didn’t seem so complicated, I believed I knew all the answers about the future God had in store for me and others. As a pastor and spiritual leader, I was often asked this question: “What do you think God may want me to do?” Based on the information they shared with me beforehand, I would quickly give them my opinion. I did this more out of innocence, because I didn’t know some things about life, than because I thought I knew everything. I never wanted to be that kind of person and worked hard to avoid becoming it. On this side of life in my sixties, knowing what God has for our future is often mysterious. In other words, it is more of a journey through life than some destination we reach. If we are not careful, we will instill fear in one another and even ourselves when we do not know certain matters about the future.

Are you willing to do the right thing even if others disagree with you? Are you willing to do the right thing when the risks are high and there’s no guarantee that enemy fire won’t come back at you? WELCOME TO PODCAST 57. OUR SUBJECT IS: DOING THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN OTHERS DISAGREE.

This past weekend, it was reported and recorded that President Donald J. Trump commanded the United States Armed Forces to execute their plan called Operation Midnight Hammer, the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites, where they have threatened to use nuclear weapons against Israel, America, and the world. For more than twenty-five years, former U.S. Presidents, including President Trump, have stated that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon. When it was reported that Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons, the President was in the crucible of decision-making.

Knowing that criticism and disagreement from others would happen, President Trump decided to execute the plan, Operation Midnight Hammer. I will not tell you again what you have heard or read in media outlets. The entire operation had no flaws and, to the best of the military’s knowledge today, was a complete success.

WE ARE LIVING IN SERIOUS TIMES ACROSS THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE (5,000 WEEKLY DYING IN WAR)
HAMAS’ EVIL MASSACRE IN ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 1200 DEATHS
251 HOSTAGES TAKEN TO GAZA
82 CONFIRMED DEAD NOW
146 FREED OR RESCUED
23 ARE STILL BELIEVED TO BE ALIVE
IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE AT WAR WITH ONE ANOTHER (WHAT IS THE PROPHETIC MEANING)
AMBASSADOR MIKE HUCKABEE PERSONALLY
AMBASSADOR HUCKABEE COMMUNICATED THAT OVER 700,000 AMERICANS LIVE IN ISRAEL
9.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN ISRAEL
PRAY FOR ISRAEL
GENESIS 12:1-3

1 Now the Lord said[a] to Abram, “Go from your country[b] and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”



PSALM 122:6-9

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!

7

Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!”

8

For my brothers and companions' sake
I will say, “Peace be within you!”

9

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

In Nigeria—one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian—our brothers and sisters are being persecuted, hunted, and killed for their faith in Jesus. Churches are being burned. Homes destroyed. Christians kidnapped. Families torn apart. Some are fleeing. Some are hiding. And many are dying. Nigeria has become the global epicenter of violence against Christians. Open Doors reports that in 2024, Nigeria was the deadliest country in the world for Christians, with over 3,100 killed and an additional 2,830 kidnapped due to their faith. Radical groups like Boko Haram, Fulani militants, and others are fueling a relentless wave of violence and religious persecution. In certain parts of Nigeria, Christians have become like strangers. This is similar to the people Peter is writing to, who were fleeing persecution throughout the Roman Empire. Even in our time, the world is hostile to the Christian faith.

This past Sunday, I had the privilege and responsibility of preaching at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills, two of our three current campuses in Northwest Arkansas. In 2026, we will open our fourth campus in Farmington, Arkansas, near Fayetteville. On Sunday, July 13, I will be preaching at our Cross Church Fayetteville Campus. Some of you may not know this, but I pastored Cross Church for almost thirty-three years, until God called me to Nashville in mid-2019. After spending three years in Nashville serving and providing leadership for the Southern Baptist Convention, we returned to Northwest Arkansas and based ourselves here to continue doing ministry until the Lord directs our next step in a new way. Whatever God does with us, we give him praise and glory. Preaching this past Sunday at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills Campuses, I was reminded of the mighty work God has been doing and continues to do among and through the Cross Church people. What a church! Yesterday, we witnessed people coming to Jesus Christ, including some adults. I had the privilege after the services, while greeting people as they left, to lead a 30-year-old man to Jesus Christ. He had never been in a church before. He came seeking, and I could tell he was searching. Within minutes, he was giving his life to Jesus Christ. He was so ready to meet Christ, and God entered his life. With people all around, God accomplished a major work in this man’s life. Jeana and I remained in that area of our incredible campus until 1:05 PM, about fifty minutes after the final worship service ended. We met and greeted many people, which is what we love to do because God consistently opens doors for ministry and sometimes for evangelism, which we experienced yesterday as well. Praise to God.

Welcome to our podcast today. I am Ronnie Floyd, your host and friend. Before I start this episode, let me introduce you to some important matters.

First, next Monday is Memorial Day. Thank you to all families throughout generations who have lost family members in the line of battle, protecting our freedom in America. Thank God for each one of them. Next week, we will not release a podcast due to Memorial Day, a shorter work week, and many of you will be formally beginning your summer. However, I will be back with you, releasing our next podcast on Wednesday, June 4. Don’t miss it!

Second, pray for me. I will be preaching four Sundays in June. On June 1, I will preach at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills. On June 8, Jeana and I will be in Dallas, Texas, attending the Southern Baptist Convention. On June 15, I will preach at Fellowship Church in Greenwood, Missouri, which is located in the greater Kansas City region. Pastor Chris Williams is a great leader and friend, and the Fellowship Church is phenomenal. Then, on June 22, I will preach for my dear friend, Dr. Jeremy Roberts, at the First Baptist Church in Farmington, Arkansas. Then, on June 29-30, I will preach for Pastor Alan Arthur, the pastor of First Baptist Church in San Saba, Texas. He has asked me to speak several times, leading his church in a Prayer Conference. I am so grateful for these opportunities, so please pray for me. Now let’s get started with the podcast for this week. Let’s go!