S2E8: 10 Necessary Practices for Restoration (cont.)

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Season 2: Six Keys to Better Sex in Marriage
Episode 8: 10 Necessary Practices for Restoration (continued)

In this episode the Smiths continue to discuss the 10 necessary practices for restoration if there has been sexual sin in marriage. In episode 7, the Smiths covered the first three steps and in this episode, they cover steps 4-10, which are as follows:

4. Give your spouse complete and unhindered access to any and all of your accounts.
5. Be willing to go the "extra mile."
6. If travel is required for your job, develop a plan of accountability with your partner that you both agree to.
7. The job of the betraying spouse is to rebuild trust.
8. The job of the betrayed is to forgive.
9. Establish a specific time and place (weekly) that questions can be discussed (beyond the counseling sessions).
10. Understand you don't want things to go "back to normal."

Mentioned in this episode:

• Covenant Eyes App
• Sexual Sin blogpost
• Life 360 App
• Setting Your Marriage Free book
• 1 Corinthians 13:4
• Ephesians 4:32
• Are You Getting the Results you Desire? blogpost
• Isaiah 41:10
• Hebrews 13:5
• Psalm 46:1
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Psalm 32:3

After listening to Episodes 5-8 (Key 2), discuss these questions with your spouse as followup:

1. In our marriage, what do you consider "need" to know information and "want" to know information?
2. What are your thoughts about masturbation?
3. Do you believe pornography is wrong or "no big deal"?
4. How does sexually explicit material impact our relationship?