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The Simple Mission Podcast

The Simple Mission Podcast

By: David & Lianna Bond
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 Figuring out your life and your God-given mission does not have to be complicated. Rather, it’s pretty simple. We filter the complicated topics through the simple lens of the Gospel. Hosted by David + Lianna (that’s us!), we seek to equip others to read, study, and know the Bible, learn more of who God is, what He has done, and His mission for us. We go over a variety of topics, like church, family issues, staying pure, divorce, marriage, simple living, finding community, mental health, and more. See thesimplemission.com for more. Christianity Spirituality
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  • 85. Cultivate Each Other’s Faith (marriage series #8)

    85. Cultivate Each Other’s Faith (marriage series #8)
    Dec 19 2023
    With this last tip on having a thriving marriage, we believe this may be one of the most important! The reason why is this goes hand-in-hand with your spiritual relationship with God. When you are married, you are entering into a covenant with a person you vowed to be with for life UNDER God. So, we answer this question: how do you maintain that spiritual bond with God and your spouse? By cultivating each other's faith. We break it down 5 ways to cultivate each other's faith and give a powerful encouragement to be fighting and praying for your spouse especially in the spiritual realm. We hope y'all have enjoyed all 8 episodes of our podcast series on having a thriving marriage! Be sure to share this podcast series with someone that might enjoy it - you never know the impact it will make for their current or future marriage! If you would like more from us, we send out our Mission-Minded newsletter every month, with huge updates from The Simple Mission & from our personal life, simple tips, faith & encouragement, & more – sign up here to get the email before next month. https://mailchi.mp/af1cb198f846/t4jxj4xgol  Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesimplemission Follow David on Instagram: https://instagram.com/davidgbond Follow Lianna on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bondlianna
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    30 mins
  • 84. Your Spouse Is Not God (marriage series #7)

    84. Your Spouse Is Not God (marriage series #7)
    Dec 5 2023
    Yes we said it- Your spouse is NOT God. If you set expectations on your spouse that you expect from God, then you will get disappointed. In reality, you might actually be placing your spouse above God, as an idol, a god. Honestly we all have experienced this in some sort of way in our marriages. But, we need to get our priorities straight with God in order to have a thriving marriage. There is a godly order to priorities in our relationships: God, your spouse, your children, your family, your church and friends, and so on. But, God wants to be number one in our lives and nothing else! Your spouse is human - they have fallen short before God just like you. So, we shouldn’t be surprised if we do end up unfulfilled or disappointed – it’s because they are not Jesus for you. At the end of the day, your spouse cannot truly make you fulfilled - only Jesus can! You are a child of God FIRST, then wife or husband, then parent, & so on. We share more on different bible verses, how our current walk with God is a major indication, and the topic of divorce... If you would like more from us, we send out our Mission-Minded newsletter every month, with huge updates from The Simple Mission & from our personal life, simple tips, faith & encouragement, & more – sign up here to get the email before next month. https://mailchi.mp/af1cb198f846/t4jxj4xgol  Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesimplemission Follow David on Instagram: https://instagram.com/davidgbond Follow Lianna on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bondlianna
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    25 mins
  • 83. Don’t Compare Your Spouse To Others – Fight Discontentment (marriage series #6)

    83. Don’t Compare Your Spouse To Others – Fight Discontentment (marriage series #6)
    Nov 21 2023
    This is a really crucial episode in order to have a thriving marriage. We feel like this is a silent struggle for many married couples, comparing your spouse to others. We would take it even further and say this is more prevalent in women due of social media but also for men as well. The thing is we cannot put the blame on other people for making us feel resentful or bitter - it is not up to them to make you feel ok with your life. It all goes back to your heart and the way you truly view your spouse. Is it with love and grace? Or comparison, resentment, and discontentment? There are all kinds of ways to be discontented in your marriage, but we are not saying that you have to be joyful even if they never do anything. It is okay to communicate your feelings to them but you have to approach it in the right way and with a right heart.  Figure out where the discontentment towards your spouse is coming from. The thing is - they may just not know. But, it is not fair to them to compare to them when they do not know you are dealing with the comparison trap and discontentment. If it is truly stemming from social media, you may have to unfollow people, take a social media break, or even delete your apps/accounts for a season or forever.  However, we feel like we only begun to scratch the surface on the subject of comparison within marriage, but we hope you have enjoyed this episode as part of the thriving marriage series and gave you something to think and pray about! If you would like more from us, we send out our Mission-Minded newsletter every month, with huge updates from The Simple Mission & from our personal life, simple tips, faith & encouragement, & more – sign up here to get the email before next month. https://mailchi.mp/af1cb198f846/t4jxj4xgol  Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesimplemission Follow David on Instagram: https://instagram.com/davidgbond Follow Lianna on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bondlianna
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    28 mins
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