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Could pride be the invisible force destroying your marriage? In this eye-opening conversation, we tackle one of the most dangerous yet unrecognized threats to marital harmony, pride that operates like bad breath: everyone notices it except the person who has it.
Marriage is fundamentally a team sport, but pride makes it all about "me, myself, and I." We unpack how this self-centered perspective manifests in phrases like "I know, but..." and in the toxic belief that you're always right while your spouse is always wrong. This mindset creates a dangerous imbalance where you give yourself endless grace while extending none to your partner.
Drawing from Proverbs 11:2 and James 4:6, we explore the spiritual consequences of pride, including how God actively "resists the proud but gives grace to the humble." When pride dominates your relationship, you position yourself in opposition to God's design, even justifying disobedience to clear biblical instructions for marriage. The consequences are severe, hindered prayers and blocked blessings.
For husbands specifically, we challenge the pattern of living on "cruise control" while wives carry burdens they weren't designed to bear. True headship means being the primary burden-bearer, not just claiming authority without responsibility. We examine how God designed men and women with different emotional capacities and how pride distorts these complementary designs.
As Galatians 5:13 reminds us, liberty in marriage must be "wrapped in love," not used as an opportunity for selfishness. Your freedom and authority exist to serve your spouse, not yourself. This requires honest self-examination, pride's greatest enemy, and a willingness to identify and address the areas where self-focus has damaged your relationship.
Take this challenge: evaluate yourself honestly, be real with God about where pride exists in your marriage, and apply these truths to transform your relationship. Your marriage depends on it!
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Chapters
1. Is Pride Sabotaging Your Marriage? Part One (00:00:00)
2. Welcome Back to Team Way (00:00:19)
3. Is Pride Sabotaging Your Marriage? (00:00:57)
4. Signs You're Operating in Pride (00:03:21)
5. God Resists the Proud (00:09:08)
6. Leadership Should Benefit the Follower (00:14:01)
7. Husbands as Burden-Bearers, Not Cruise Control (00:17:21)
8. Final Challenge and Call to Action (00:21:55)
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