Welcome to the inaugural episode of Married With The Richards, where we open up about our unconventional start, meeting in a bar while underage drinking, and navigating the complexities of young love under less-than-ideal circumstances. Our journey took a pivotal turn when we found faith, transforming not just our relationship but our entire lives. This episode is a raw and honest recount of our past, the role of divine intervention in our marriage, and how we're now committed to helping others discover the joy and fulfillment of a God-centered marriage.

In this episode, we share slightly on all of the following topics, and you can be sure that there will be future episodes dedicated to each of these in the near future. Social media dangers and why we removed ourselves, hearing God's voice, obeying God and the importance of sharing your (HIS) story, how growing as individuals in your faith will grow you closer to God as a couple, our roles as Celebrate Recovery leaders, how to prioritize your life to what is truly important, why reading God's word is the single most important thing you can do, the importance of accountability, what a cord of three strands means, basic marriage struggles, what a Godly marriage looks like, God's reason for marriage, cultural christianity, and biblical worldview.

Key Takeaways:

1. Why? We talk about why we wanted to start "Married with the Richards," from the website, to the marriage course, to the podcast and blog. All of it.
2. Who? We talk about who this podcast is for, which is any couple who is married, or planning to be married one day. You can listen as an individual, or as a couple.
3. What? We open up and share about how we met at a bar at 19 years old (both of us), were drinking underage (something we both did a lot of), and slept together on our second day of meeting.
4. We talk a little about sexual promiscuity and how we were both living our lives before we met and up to the time we met. We were both living lives of sleeping around and we both had several sexual partners before we met. We cover a little bit about how sexual promiscuity or immorality can affect your married life later on. We will be doing several podcast on this topic, and it is covered in depth in our marriage course.
5. Finding Faith: We very briefly cover this as well, as there are tons of stories and testimonies that we have to share on this subject alone. In episode 2 we share more on how we came to find Jesus and the impact it has had on our personal lives and our marriage relationship.
6. The Foundation of a Godly Marriage: Insights into how faith has strengthened our bond and the principles we follow to nurture our marriage.
7. Helping Others: Our mission to guide other couples towards a fulfilling marriage as intended by God.

Resources and Bible Verses Mentioned:

• Bearded Outdoors: www.beardedoutdoorsusa.com
• Celebrate Recovery: www.celebraterecovery.com
• Hebrews 13:16 "And don't forget to do good and share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God."
• Our Website: www.marriedwiththerichards.com
• Ask us a question to be featured on an upcoming podcast: www.marriedwiththerichards.com/podcast
• Connect with us deeper with a personal phone call: www.marriedwiththerichards.com/connect

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**Podcast Episode Title**: We Met In A Bar: A Divine Meeting That Lead to Love and Faith

**Episode Number**: 001

**Release Date**: March 1, 2024

**Duration**: 38:14

**Host(s)**: Reese and Amber Richards