-1 Peter 5:8
The enemy is trying to divide your marriage. I know that is not a positive start for a marriage moment, but it is true. He knows that your marriage is a metaphor for Christ's relationship with the church so he is trying to destroy it. I think you need to be reminded of his plan because we have a tendency to become passive. Many times, if there isn't some big problem to solve, we don't put a lot of effort into our marriage. We just assume everything is okay. We become content and begin to operate on autopilot as if we don't have to exert effort in our marriages. Let me remind you that we can't afford to be inactive. Our adversary is seeking an opportunity to devour what God has built. Perhaps, he will try to use a seductive coworker who is willing to be a listening ear. Maybe he will use issues with disciplining your children or handling finances. He could interrupt your communication. Maybe he will use your willingness (and sometimes over-commitment) to serve in an organization or even church to cause distance between you and your spouse. No matter the tactic, his plan is the same -- the destruction of your marriage. If he can get us at odds with our spouses, sometimes over the smallest thing, his plan is set in motion. Yet, I believe the devil is defeated. I believe that his plans of destruction will not work. Why? Because you are going to be vigilant. Vigilant means keenly watchful to detect danger; ever awake and alert. You, Covenant Keeper, are on guard. You are aware. I believe that God will expose the holes that the enemy might try to creep through, and you will begin to battle in prayer. Today, I believe that you will take back any ground that the enemy might have gained. I declare today that we will not be lazy, passive, or ineffective. We will be like soldiers standing watch over our husbands or wives, our children, and our relationships. We will bind the enemy and every deceitful work that he has started. We will start with an honest look at ourselves asking God to help us to be the husband or wife that He called us to be. Then we will declare God's word and His will over our marriages. I encourage you to fight! Fight with the word of God! Fight in the spirit! Don't fight your spouse. Fight the enemy! Declare that he is a liar, and the father of lies. Declare that he can't have your marriage. He can't have your family. He can't have anything that belongs to you. Know that I am praying with you:
God cover these marriages! Cover your people! Examine us, oh Lord, and lead us in your truth! Show us where we have fallen short of your glory. Show us where we have not been the husbands/wives that you have called us to be. We repent, oh God, and turn back to you. We prioritize you God, and we prioritize our family! Forgive us for not being in order! Show us how to fight. Show us specific scriptures to pray. Help us to identify the real issue. Give us the strength to fight. Help us to love our spouses like you love the church. Remind us of how we felt when we first fell in love with them. Bind the hand of the enemy, oh God. Let his plans come to nought. We praise you for whole marriages, God! We thank you that the enemy's plan failed! We thank you that our marriages flourish! In Jesus' name!
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