Loving The Fight Marriage Podcast · Travis Rosinger and Dawn Rosinger

Episode 154 | How to Build a Spiritual Altar In Your Marriage

August 29, 2023·22 min·1 clip

James 4:7-10 is framed as a five-step pattern: submit, resist, draw near, wash, and humble.

1. Loving The Fight Marriage Podcast centers this episode on how to build a spiritual altar in marriage after two weddings in seven days. 2. Dawn and Travis host the show, and both speak as pastors who officiate weddings and do premarital counseling with couples. 3. The episode asks how married couples can make Jesus the center of vows, habits, and spiritual memory. 4. Travis recalls a wedding where the best man lost the rings and he used his own wedding ring to keep the ceremony moving. 5. Dawn describes another wedding where a wall of water crossed a lake during the vows and the group got drenched. 6. Dawn says one summer wedding in Minnesota felt like 95 to 97 degrees with no shade, while another had a breeze and shade. 7. The hosts say both recent couples wanted to “honor God” and put God first in their relationship. 8. They connect the wedding altar to the Old Testament idea of an altar as a symbol of what God had done. 9. They say altars were built after something “cool” happened so people would remember and not forget God’s work. 10. James 4:7-10 becomes their template for a “spiritual altar” in marriage. 11. The first instruction is to “submit yourselves then to God,” which they apply to thoughts, emotions, desires, and decisions. 12. The second instruction is to “resist the devil,” which they describe as refusing temptation and telling Satan he cannot stay in the house or the marriage. 13. The third instruction is to “come near to God,” and Dawn compares that closeness to snuggling up on a cold winter night. 14. The fourth instruction is to “wash your hands” and “purify your hearts,” which they connect to getting rid of junk, garbage, guilt, and sinful buildup. 15. Dawn says this washing helps “unblock” the communication channel between a person and God. 16. The fifth instruction is to “humble yourselves before the Lord,” which they describe as getting low and refusing pride. 17. Travis says the result is that “God will lift you up,” and Dawn calls that outcome important for marriage and individual life. 18. The tone is pastoral and conversational, with wedding stories, scripture reading, and direct application for couples. 19. Listeners who want faith-based marriage guidance and premarital wisdom will likely connect with this episode. 20. Listeners looking for secular relationship advice or a short entertainment segment may skip it.

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