Marital Conversion

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

1. Repent - Acknowledge your sins.
2. Avoid sin and follow God.
3. Metathesis - Effect a change in state or condition.
4. 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?