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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 51 MIN

The Devil Trains Your Senses to Hate Your Spouse

from Established Family Podcast · host Derek Palizay

➡ Join The Marriage Academyhttps://establisheduniversity.com/marriageMost spouses think their frustration, irritation, numbness, or contempt is just “normal marital tension.”It’s not.When the enemy gains a foothold — what Paul calls topos — he does not waste it. He uses it. He builds on it. And over time, he trains your senses to respond unrighteously to the very covenant you once prayed for.This episode unpacks how temptation becomes sin, sin becomes open doors, open doors become transgression, transgression becomes iniquity… and eventually strongholds. And strongholds are not passive. They are fortresses set up against the righteousness of God — fortresses that begin shaping how you perceive, feel, interpret, and react to your spouse.Scripture shows us repeatedly that unclean spirits manifest in the temple — in the physiology and biology of the human body. They influenced strength (Mark 5), convulsions (Luke 9), infirmity (Luke 13), muteness and blindness (Matthew 9, 12), even overpowering aggression (Acts 19). The body responded to the presence of the spirit.So what makes you think they cannot condition your nervous system to feel anger at the sound of your spouse’s voice… numbness at their touch… exhaustion when peace is possible… or desire for what is outside your covenant?

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