(II Corinthians 1:3-4) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. Your trial might no be directly inspired by actions of your own. .It could be a family member whose sin has trickled over its consequences onto you and your family. For instance, if one person in the marriage is great with money management, but the other is recklessly spending, your financial picture will struggle to the degree that congruence is lacking. Likewise, the spouse of somebody who has an issue with any type of addiction will suffer consequences though they may have played no part in the others sinful actions. This is difficult at the utmost level and such things are not usually talked about and factored in before marriage. If some really good premarital counseling has taken place, the tools and coping mechanisms are probably within reach to handle such conflict with Gods help. Folks, marriage is not easy! The illusion is that marriage makes everything better; and it does make many things better- if like me prior to marriage you were living in sin. The marital blessing is rich and rewarding. Best part, and maybe the most challenging part, is the two now become one flesh. When it works as the team God intended, nothing is like it. Marriage done correctly in the biblical sense is the best witness we have to show the lost world what Jesus is all about. Few things provide so great a witness as 1st Corinthians type of love. Sadly, the opposite is true to the detriment of our witness when the couple is not synced together to God properly. Your prayers though fervent and sincere might require some patience- even more than youve already had- before the breakthrough will come. You see, you are now not just praying for your will to be set aside and Gods will to be done, but also for your spouses will to be crushed so that God can lead there. It takes two to fight. In the heat of conflict, or no matter what circumstance is raising the emotions in the household to a point where God is no longer there, one person has to walk away- especially if kids are present. Marriage is not always easy, but it is possible with God. As long as both people are committed to being together just as they were on that glorious day when they said I do. Draw near to God and he will give you a comfort in your most difficult time. The temptation is going to be to lash out or fight against your wayward spouse, but leave the battle at the cross. In turn, a mercy will be brought down into your heart that will not just get you through this, but possibly equip you to give compassionate counseling to somebody in a similar set of circumstances. Its amazing how God uses the broken body to make things whole just by introducing his presence into a matter. Will you fight the good fight of faith? God can redeem and restore anything he enemy has taken. Do you still believe that? I do, till death does us part. For Gods sake, FIGHT!
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 14:15:39 +0000
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