Spiritual Warfare Today, Common Marriage Temptations, The Power of Belief - w/ Tilly Dillehay

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron interviews Tilly Dillehay, author of "My Dear Hemlock" and "Seeing Green." After experiencing her own journey from apostasy to faith, Tilly now uses creative storytelling to expose the subtle ways spiritual forces work against Christian marriages. Her latest book, inspired by C.S. Lewis's "Screwtape Letters," follows a female character through the common temptations women face in marriage and faith.

In this enlightening conversation, we explore:

The reality of spiritual warfare in everyday marriage and family life
How simple discourtesies can grow into resentment and create openings for deeper spiritual issues
The power of gratitude to transform your perspective toward your spouse and circumstances
Why our "pocket mirrors" (phones and devices) lift us out of God's intended timeline for our lives
The importance of confession in unlocking the spiritual "cages" we build through hidden sin
How to maintain a balanced biblical view of demonic influences without giving them undue power
Why belief in God's promises is fundamental to experiencing transformation and freedom

Whether you're curious about spiritual warfare, struggling with temptation in your marriage, or seeking to strengthen your faith against subtle attacks, this conversation offers biblical wisdom and practical insights for recognizing and overcoming the enemy's strategies.

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Books: "My Dear Hemlock" and "Seeing Green"
Podcast: Home Fires (with Abigail Dodds)

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0:00.0	Hey friends, I just wanted to talk to you for a few seconds.
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0:27.3	Effigod Podcast. And I just pray that you enjoy this content.
0:31.5	Hey, everyone, in this episode, I get the awesome privilege of talking with Tilly De LaHaye.
0:37.4	She's the author of My Dear Hamlock.
0:39.4	This book is written in a very similar style to C.S. Lewis, the screw tape letters,
0:45.1	where there are two demons talking and sending letters back and forth on how they can tempt
0:50.2	this newly married woman. But the story is about this woman dealing with these temptations,
0:56.4	sometimes not right, but in scripture, in the Word of God, and the power that we have in knowing
1:02.7	God. And it's a really, we had a really awesome conversation. She has a lovely family. She loves
1:07.9	the Lord. We get to, we dig into some of her testimony of how she came to Christ.
1:12.0	And then we also dig into some of the topics of what these demons tempt this woman with.
1:15.8	And what's surprising about it, or not surprising, I should say, is these are the kinds of things that many women, many men are tempted with.
1:22.7	They're very common.
1:23.7	As the scripture say, is no temptation is overtaking you.
1:27.0	That is not common to man. This is what we talk about.
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