Resilient describes the capacity to withstand, recover, or "bounce back" quickly from difficult situations, stress, or adversity. God promises us that we will experience tribulation and challenging times both as individuals and as married couples. In this podcast and next weeks, we will discuss some of the principles you need to consider building a resilient marriage, one that overcomes the hard times and flourishes. Remember Paul's encouragement, “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”– Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)

In today's No Regretz Marriage Podcast, we take another look back on our story. What do you do when you know there is a problem, but it turns out to be much bigger than you thought. Our son Zach was going in for his second heart surgery. They told us it was going to be routine, just a little tune-up. It turned out to be more than they said.

Last week we talked about the first five of ten tips for marriage. The first five are:

1. Start early doing the rights things for your marriage.
2. You can't give away what you don't have. Grow first, then give.
3. Turn the essentials into a habit. What matters most should be automatic.
4. Question your assumptions. Unspoken expectations quietly sabotage relationships.
5. “OK” is the enemy of “great.” Don’t settle for average when excellence is possible.

Today we take a look at the remaining five tips for your marriage.