April 17, 2024
BTS (Behind The Scenes)
How can we maintain a consistent and steady love and appreciation for our partners behind the scenes, especially during challenging times?
In this episode, we explore the significance of love and kindness in marriage, shedding light on the genuine essence of relationships when no one else is watching. Join us as we discuss the impact of our actions and mindset on all aspects of life, whether single or married. We end with a heartfelt prayer for all marriages, leaving you with a five-minute daily dose of heaven to uplift and empower you for the day ahead.
So grab your latte and join us as we navigate through the beauty of love and devotion.
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You're listening to the my morning Devotional podcast, episode 988. Today's Devo is called BTS behind the scenes.
00:00:10.294 --> 00:00:28.457
Hey there. We're the Alessis, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days. Get busy and to do lists get. Longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven.
00:00:28.606 --> 00:00:47.173
This is the my morning Devotional podcast. Hello and happy Wednesday, wicked Wednesday. Stephanie. It's gonna be a good Wednesday. Shout out the wickedness. You are hearing from your host, Gabby Alessi, for this week alongside your Devo giver, Stephanie Muena.
00:00:47.874 --> 00:01:16.691
She's been killing it this week. So we heard something really cool. Just to start off this episode, we heard something really cool that one of our Devo listeners actually went over to our family business podcast because we promoted it, and she was really blessed by it, and it really helped her life, even the decision in her life. Right now, she's trying to figure out what's the next step for her career. And so I think that's a really cool testimony of how these two shows are combining into one big, happy family. And so I want to do a little plug here.
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If you want to learn more about our family, if you want to hear more from us, then head over to the family business podcast with Ulysses.
00:01:23.379 --> 00:01:30.189
And we have a new episode out every Wednesday. So today there's gonna be a new. Episode, and it's a little spicy. It's a little spicy, but it's good.
00:01:30.341 --> 00:01:33.694
We'll see what it is. And so go ahead, listen to it. Check it out.
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You're gonna really, really enjoy it. But, Stephanie, let's talk about family today. Let's talk about marriage. Let's take it away. Let's talk about baby. Just kidding. We're not talking about that. We're not talking. But I would feel very uncomfortable. Yeah, we're not gonna talk about that. We won't get into that. That's our other podcast that we're working on. Just kidding. No, we have. I have something fun planned. I would love to talk about marriage first. Corinthians 13 four says, love is patient. Love is kind.
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It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud.
00:02:06.018 --> 00:02:09.842
It does not dishonor others. It is not self seeking.
00:02:09.897 --> 00:03:00.406
It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but it rejoices with the truth. It always protects, it always trusts. It always hopes, and it always perseveres. Is that your love for each other behind the scenes? When you come home after a long day of work, when you're making dinner, when you're getting the kids ready for bed, is this what your love looks like now? I completely understand. There are nights that are not perfect. There are days that are not perfect. There are some times where it's a little bit more tense in the house, or you're just a little bit stressed out. Not every single day can be jolly and perfect. But the core of your marriage, the core of your happiness in your marriage. Does it look like this Bible verse? First corinthians 13 four. Because the truth about marriage is this.
00:03:00.550 --> 00:03:15.737
Your marriage is worship to God. Because our marriage is the symbol of Christ and his church. So are we living out that symbol in an integrous way? Behind the scenes, it's so easy for us to fake it till we make it.
00:03:15.825 --> 00:03:30.014
We post a picture of our marriage. We post a picture of our spouse on our anniversary, on their birthday, on instagram, on facebook, and we can make it look like everything's okay. But then behind the scenes, it's not okay. There's tension. There's stress.
00:03:30.354 --> 00:03:48.955
There's blaming each other, but you can restart that today. Just practice this Bible verse. Love is patient. Love is kind. It doesn't envy, doesn't boast. It's not proud. Honor each other. Don't self seek for your own things, but just give to your husband today. Give to your children today.
00:03:49.020 --> 00:03:59.924
Give to your wife today. Don't be easily angered, and don't keep a record of wrongs, but just truly love each other in an area that no one else sees it and do it expecting nothing in return.
00:04:00.003 --> 00:05:07.482
And really bless your spouse today. That's so good. And I think this even speaks to the single people listening. I think a lot of times we think when you hear something, something on marriage, we think, okay, let me tune this out, because this isn't for me, but something that I've noticed recently is this is for all the singles people believe. Loneliness, for example, is a season, but loneliness is a feeling, just like everything you just talked about, blessing people and making it about your spouse, that's not a season. That's a feeling that you have. That's something that you have to choose to do. And just like how loneliness, we can kind of fall into that season of loneliness, and we feel like, oh, my gosh, is this a season for me? No, that's a mindset that you have to get out of because you could be fully married, Steph, in your season and you could be fully lonely. You could be single like me and be fine. Because why? It's a mindset. And so I think with every decision that you just said, when you bless your spouse, you bless your husband and you, you think about how can I help him today? You can do that when you're single. But in other areas, yeah. How can I bless my friends today? How can I bless my parents today? How can I, how can I bless God today? There's a way that you can do it in every season of your life where you are choosing to honor the Lord in every season.
00:05:07.617 --> 00:06:06.701
So this is so good. And don't make it fake. Yeah, really work on it. Don't just be somebody in front of people and then behind closed doors, you're different. And this is what I live, by the way. To have a good marriage is just to be a good person. And you develop that when you're single. That's so good. Pray us out, Steph. God, I just thank you for every marriage listening to this podcast right now. I pray for every wife and every husband that God, you will start to stir up the love for each other once again. And maybe it's lost, maybe it's struggles, maybe there's days that it's just hard. But for I pray right now that we will all receive a fresh outpouring of grace for our spouses, of joy and love and appreciation for our spouses, so that our love and our marriage behind the scenes where no one can see it, is healthy, it's strong, it's formidable, it is consistent, it's steady. God and I pray that over every spouse, every husband and wife listening to this podcast right now, and we thank you for our spouses.
00:06:06.838 --> 00:06:29.125
We thank you for bringing them into our lives. And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And amen. So there you have it, your five minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals and empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now.
00:06:29.230 --> 00:06:33.853
Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.
00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:09.353
You're listening to the my morning Devotional podcast, episode 988. Today's Devo is called BTS behind the scenes.
00:00:10.294 --> 00:00:28.457
Hey there. We're the Alessis, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days. Get busy and to do lists get. Longer, it can be hard to find devotional time. That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven.
00:00:28.606 --> 00:00:47.173
This is the my morning Devotional podcast. Hello and happy Wednesday, wicked Wednesday. Stephanie. It's gonna be a good Wednesday. Shout out the wickedness. You are hearing from your host, Gabby Alessi, for this week alongside your Devo giver, Stephanie Muena.
00:00:47.874 --> 00:01:16.691
She's been killing it this week. So we heard something really cool. Just to start off this episode, we heard something really cool that one of our Devo listeners actually went over to our family business podcast because we promoted it, and she was really blessed by it, and it really helped her life, even the decision in her life. Right now, she's trying to figure out what's the next step for her career. And so I think that's a really cool testimony of how these two shows are combining into one big, happy family. And so I want to do a little plug here.
00:01:16.748 --> 00:01:23.225
If you want to learn more about our family, if you want to hear more from us, then head over to the family business podcast with Ulysses.
00:01:23.379 --> 00:01:30.189
And we have a new episode out every Wednesday. So today there's gonna be a new. Episode, and it's a little spicy. It's a little spicy, but it's good.
00:01:30.341 --> 00:01:33.694
We'll see what it is. And so go ahead, listen to it. Check it out.
00:01:33.733 --> 00:02:01.962
You're gonna really, really enjoy it. But, Stephanie, let's talk about family today. Let's talk about marriage. Let's take it away. Let's talk about baby. Just kidding. We're not talking about that. We're not talking. But I would feel very uncomfortable. Yeah, we're not gonna talk about that. We won't get into that. That's our other podcast that we're working on. Just kidding. No, we have. I have something fun planned. I would love to talk about marriage first. Corinthians 13 four says, love is patient. Love is kind.
00:02:02.097 --> 00:02:05.882
It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud.
00:02:06.018 --> 00:02:09.842
It does not dishonor others. It is not self seeking.
00:02:09.897 --> 00:03:00.406
It is not easily angered. It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but it rejoices with the truth. It always protects, it always trusts. It always hopes, and it always perseveres. Is that your love for each other behind the scenes? When you come home after a long day of work, when you're making dinner, when you're getting the kids ready for bed, is this what your love looks like now? I completely understand. There are nights that are not perfect. There are days that are not perfect. There are some times where it's a little bit more tense in the house, or you're just a little bit stressed out. Not every single day can be jolly and perfect. But the core of your marriage, the core of your happiness in your marriage. Does it look like this Bible verse? First corinthians 13 four. Because the truth about marriage is this.
00:03:00.550 --> 00:03:15.737
Your marriage is worship to God. Because our marriage is the symbol of Christ and his church. So are we living out that symbol in an integrous way? Behind the scenes, it's so easy for us to fake it till we make it.
00:03:15.825 --> 00:03:30.014
We post a picture of our marriage. We post a picture of our spouse on our anniversary, on their birthday, on instagram, on facebook, and we can make it look like everything's okay. But then behind the scenes, it's not okay. There's tension. There's stress.
00:03:30.354 --> 00:03:48.955
There's blaming each other, but you can restart that today. Just practice this Bible verse. Love is patient. Love is kind. It doesn't envy, doesn't boast. It's not proud. Honor each other. Don't self seek for your own things, but just give to your husband today. Give to your children today.
00:03:49.020 --> 00:03:59.924
Give to your wife today. Don't be easily angered, and don't keep a record of wrongs, but just truly love each other in an area that no one else sees it and do it expecting nothing in return.
00:04:00.003 --> 00:05:07.482
And really bless your spouse today. That's so good. And I think this even speaks to the single people listening. I think a lot of times we think when you hear something, something on marriage, we think, okay, let me tune this out, because this isn't for me, but something that I've noticed recently is this is for all the singles people believe. Loneliness, for example, is a season, but loneliness is a feeling, just like everything you just talked about, blessing people and making it about your spouse, that's not a season. That's a feeling that you have. That's something that you have to choose to do. And just like how loneliness, we can kind of fall into that season of loneliness, and we feel like, oh, my gosh, is this a season for me? No, that's a mindset that you have to get out of because you could be fully married, Steph, in your season and you could be fully lonely. You could be single like me and be fine. Because why? It's a mindset. And so I think with every decision that you just said, when you bless your spouse, you bless your husband and you, you think about how can I help him today? You can do that when you're single. But in other areas, yeah. How can I bless my friends today? How can I bless my parents today? How can I, how can I bless God today? There's a way that you can do it in every season of your life where you are choosing to honor the Lord in every season.
00:05:07.617 --> 00:06:06.701
So this is so good. And don't make it fake. Yeah, really work on it. Don't just be somebody in front of people and then behind closed doors, you're different. And this is what I live, by the way. To have a good marriage is just to be a good person. And you develop that when you're single. That's so good. Pray us out, Steph. God, I just thank you for every marriage listening to this podcast right now. I pray for every wife and every husband that God, you will start to stir up the love for each other once again. And maybe it's lost, maybe it's struggles, maybe there's days that it's just hard. But for I pray right now that we will all receive a fresh outpouring of grace for our spouses, of joy and love and appreciation for our spouses, so that our love and our marriage behind the scenes where no one can see it, is healthy, it's strong, it's formidable, it is consistent, it's steady. God and I pray that over every spouse, every husband and wife listening to this podcast right now, and we thank you for our spouses.
00:06:06.838 --> 00:06:29.125
We thank you for bringing them into our lives. And in Jesus name we all pray. Amen. And amen. So there you have it, your five minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in today. We pray these devotionals and empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now.
00:06:29.230 --> 00:06:33.853
Until tomorrow, we pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.