Do you feel like you have to nag your spouse? How can you get your spouse to become Christian? What should you do when your spouse won’t listen to you?
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they tackle one of marriage's most challenging questions: how do you deal with a spouse's pride, insecurity, and imperfections without falling into the trap of nagging or criticism? In this powerful Q&A from the Spiritual Warfare Summit, they reveal why what irritates you owns you and how the enemy uses your spouse's faults to distract you from your own spiritual growth.
Discover the transformative truth that prayer and sacrifice are more powerful than criticism in changing your spouse. Learn from the inspiring example of Elizabeth Leseur, whose intercessory prayer converted her hostile husband after her death, leading him to become a Dominican priest. Dan and Stephanie share hard-won wisdom about removing the beam from your own eye first, recognizing when behavior becomes truly destructive, and understanding that you cannot expect converted behavior from the unconverted.
This episode explores the enemy's strategy to divide marriages by keeping you focused on your spouse's sins rather than your own holiness. You'll learn the difference between holy conversations and nagging, when it's appropriate to address destructive behavior, and why cherishing and respect build bridges over which truth can pass. Most importantly, discover the simple but profound prayer that can transform your marriage: "Lord, they're yours."
Drawing from 1 Peter 3 and their own marriage journey, Dan and Stephanie reveal how winning your spouse without words through a godly life is far more effective than any amount of criticism or correction.
Resources:
Join Dan and Stephanie Burke as they tackle one of marriage's most challenging questions: how do you deal with a spouse's pride, insecurity, and imperfections without falling into the trap of nagging or criticism? In this powerful Q&A from the Spiritual Warfare Summit, they reveal why what irritates you owns you and how the enemy uses your spouse's faults to distract you from your own spiritual growth.
Discover the transformative truth that prayer and sacrifice are more powerful than criticism in changing your spouse. Learn from the inspiring example of Elizabeth Leseur, whose intercessory prayer converted her hostile husband after her death, leading him to become a Dominican priest. Dan and Stephanie share hard-won wisdom about removing the beam from your own eye first, recognizing when behavior becomes truly destructive, and understanding that you cannot expect converted behavior from the unconverted.
This episode explores the enemy's strategy to divide marriages by keeping you focused on your spouse's sins rather than your own holiness. You'll learn the difference between holy conversations and nagging, when it's appropriate to address destructive behavior, and why cherishing and respect build bridges over which truth can pass. Most importantly, discover the simple but profound prayer that can transform your marriage: "Lord, they're yours."
Drawing from 1 Peter 3 and their own marriage journey, Dan and Stephanie reveal how winning your spouse without words through a godly life is far more effective than any amount of criticism or correction.
Resources:
- Spiritual Warfare and the Family Summit Vault (https://spiritualdirection.com/vault2026?utm_source=dir&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=summit_vault&utm_content=spouse_pride) – videos
- Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits (https://spiritualdirection.com/spiritual-warfare-and-discernment-of-spirits-signup-2?utm_source=dir&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=swados&utm_content=demonic_backlash) – video series
- Discernment of Spirits for Beginners (https://shop.spiritualdirection.com/product/discernment-of-spirits-for-beginners/) – Dr. Mary Ruth Hackett & Dan Burke
- Into the Deep (https://spiritualdirection.com/into-the-deep-sign-up?utm_source=sd.com&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=into_the_deep&utm_content=dir) – video series
- Finding Peace in the Storm (https://sophiainstitute.com/product/finding-peace-in-the-storm/) – Dan Burke
- Into the Deep (https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/into-the-deep/) – Dan Burke
- Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits (http://spiritualdirection.com/shop) – Dan Burke
- A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness (http://spiritualdirection.com/shop) – Susan Brinkmann OCDS
- SpiritualDirection.com/Events – website
- Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation (http://avila-institute.org/)
- EWTN Religious Catalogue (http://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/) – online
