Have you ever had someone that truly seems sincere in their statements to you. But their actions say the complete opposite? No matter how much you talk and clearly define the lines, somehow that person always sees them blurred.
Like walking into a steam room and fog instantly covers the glasses, you take off, clean them, put them back on and in almost another instant the steam build and again, a foggy haze. Sometimes you can see through it a little, but dependent on how thing the steam, you may not be able to see at all.
How do you make someone understand a different point of view when you have tried all you know to spell it out? The answer is: you don’t.
You can take it to prayer because prayer does change things and simply wait. In the meantime, continue to do what you know is the right thing to do.