Are you in need of marital conversion? Today on Marriage Unhindered, Doug shares steps in a religious conversion and applies them to marriage. PLUS: Doug shares advice for handling in laws who are too involved in your marriage.
Listener questions and comments:
- Jeff – Are we looking to convert or for conversion? My wife and I are recent converts and it has saved our marriage. (13:16)
- Judith – What if you change and the other person doesn’t like the change and doesn’t care? (32:48)
Resources:
Marriage Unhindered
https://www.marriageunhindered.com/
Rekindled Hearts Marriage Bundle
https://relevantradio.store/collections/books/products/marriage-bundle
Happy Marriage for Life
https://www.happymarriageforlife.com/
Steps for a religious conversion
- Repent – Acknowledge your sins.
- Avoid sin and follow God.
- Metathesis – Effect a change in state or condition.
- Metamorphosis – To be transformed.
Examination of conscience for married couples
- Have I loved my spouse as Christ loves the Church—sacrificially and faithfully?
- Do I show respect, kindness, and patience, or do I speak harshly, criticize, or belittle?
- Have I been selfish in my desires, refusing to serve or sacrifice for my spouse?
- Have I been unfaithful in thought, word, or action—including pornography, flirtation, or inappropriate relationships?
- Do I forgive readily, or do I hold grudges and keep a record of wrongs?
- Do I listen with empathy, or do I dismiss my spouse’s feelings and needs?
- Do I use my body and my spouse’s body as a gift, or do I reduce intimacy to selfish gratification?
- Have I neglected my spouse’s emotional, spiritual, or physical needs?
- Do I share in the responsibilities of family life (finances, chores, parenting), or do I leave an unfair burden on my spouse?
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