The Effects of Abuse on Our Disce...

The Effects of Abuse on Our Discernment

Heart to Heart Spiritual Direction by Hope's Garden
S1 · E71
Feb 9, 2026
14:26

Episode notes

In this very important episode, Father Michael stresses the fact that God does not desire us to be abused and marriage is not justification for mistreatment. He notes that abusive men will often "cherry pick" verses from the Bible to try to convince us that we must tolerate their behavior.

Father reminds us that Christ, as the Head of Church, His Bride, places Her at the center of His heart. Husbands are called to imitate Christ and love their wives as He loves His Bride.

When this is not the reality in our marriage, how do we discern God's will and sort the truth from the lies? Father Michael will give you advice on just how to do that in this episode.

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