Marriage Matters #1

- February 06, 2024

One of life's deepest hurts is when the one you love is unfaithful. Forty years ago, I remember an older friend, whose wife had been unfaithful and left him for another man saying to me..."Boo, I hope you never experience having the person you love and are married to, living 8 blocks away loving someone else." Deep hurt. They divorced.

The wife of another friend of ours was having an affair with a fellow church member and a neighbor of theirs who lived 5 blocks away. She moved in with this man and our friend said one evening he was walking by the house where they were living together and saw them sitting at a table having a candlelight dinner. Ugh. The torment.

I've always said it would be aweful to find out the person you were married to and loved deeply loved another. Hmm. We are the bride of Christ. Is He our first love?

2 Peter 2:14 says:

They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

The CEV translation puts it this way:

All they think about is having sex with someone else's husband or wife. There is no end to their wicked deeds. They trick people who are easily fooled, and their minds are filled with greedy thoughts. But they are headed for trouble!

A good plan is to recognize that temptation is real and have a security system installed before the enemy brings on an attack.

1 Peter 5:8-9

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith.

Be proactive in protecting your marriage. Be intentional in fostering its growth.

Never let a day go by that you do not pray for your marriage. Better yet, never let a day go by that you do not pray with your spouse.

Keep a book bedside that prompts you to pray for your spouse.