Your Heart Lies About Your Spouse | Winning the Emotional War in Marriage | Part 2

You cannot trust your heart with your marriage.Your heart will lie to you.Your heart will justify what feels right…while producing what is wrong.Many spouses have become more committed to their emotions than they are to their covenant.They are slow to honor the vow that passed their lips…but quick to defend their feelings, their reactions, and their perspective.And Scripture directly confronts this.In this episode, we break down the biblical reality of the human heart:— deceitful (Jeremiah 17)— defiling (Mark 7)— darkened (Romans 1)— hardened (Hebrews 3)— self-deceived (James 1)If your emotions are not governed, they will become your master.And whatever masters you…will produce fruit in your marriage.But Psalm 119 gives us a different model.David didn’t trust his heart—he trained it.— he sought God with all his heart— he asked God to incline his heart— he stored the Word in his heart— he disciplined his heart to obeyEven in grief, pressure, and real opposition…his emotions never led him into sin.Why?Because he brought them under the authority of God’s Word before acting on them.In this episode, we walk through:• Why your heart cannot be trusted without transformation• How ungoverned emotions distort your view of your spouse• The discipline required to train your heart through Scripture• Why most marital conflict is fueled by unsanctified emotions• How the Word of God renews and governs your soulThis isn’t about suppressing emotions.It’s about refusing to let them lead.Because when your emotions lead, your marriage suffers.When the Word leads, your marriage transforms.