Episode 106: Matt and Laurie’s Stories Rebooted and Your Premarital Questions

New year, new Hole in My Heart Podcast theme music, new website ... what else is new? Well, with all of this new, how about something old? Like throwback time? Matt and Laurie realized that there are many NEW listeners out there, and you might not know their stories. So, we deep-dive a bit into them. Matt talks about the heart of his journey with pornography addiction (and how he finally got set free from it), and Laurie talks about her discipleship journey with her version of broken sexuality. We also take your premarital questions. (Ya'll send us quite a few! We love them--any variety. Keep them coming!) We cover things like: "I'm not straight but dating someone who is. When should I share with them my story?" "How can you know if you're supposed to marry someone?" "How important is attraction in marriage?" Let's dive in, friends. (Thank you, Dr. Forest Wakeman at Calvin University for the sick beats!)   //: Highlights: “I had been though seminary; I had my undergraduate in youth ministry. I knew all the head knowledge about God, but I had never really felt this soul-deep, heart-level, permeating knowledge that He loves me and that He desires me.” —Matt Krieg “Had I not gotten rid of everything—limited all access? A. I wouldn’t have had a detox from porn because it would have always been in my pocket. And, B. I would not have realized my issue wasn’t just porn. I was screen addicted … I was always looking to distract myself from myself.” —Matt Krieg “I found myself joyful. And filled—not every minute of every day, but even one out of twenty times seeking God—it was enough of a foretaste of what we will experience in eternity forever that I was like, ‘I’m in.’” —Laurie Krieg “It’s the heart stuff that often leads to physical [connection]. But even if it doesn’t. Can we give ourselves grace today? There’s not a scorecard for you guys or us. It’s just: Are you working on your metaphor?” —Laurie Krieg //: Question of the Week for Next Week: What are you nerdy about? (We are pushing that one forward to next week.)  //: Do the Next Thing: If you want to see a picture of the Heart Map we mention and those Core Needs? Here. That Pause App Steve mentioned? Here. Find the Journey Well Study and corresponding videos here! (Use that PODCAST code!) If you just want to Amazon it, find it here!