"By Faith, Fight for your Family "

This month Chris and I celebrate 50 years of being married to one another. I am so thankful for my lovely and godly wife. In these 50 years both of us has had to; by faith, fight for our family. Yes, just like any couple, we have to deal with stuff that comes in the middle of our relationship, What are some things that try to come in the middle of a covenant marriage to one another? Family, Funds, Egos, Lifestyles etc. However, looking at life through God’s Kingdom perspective we can begin to spot the stuff that tries to come between our relationship. Some of the stuff that comes in between relationships is Outside Influences that corrupt the teaching of the Word of God especially ungodly friends and family. Listen to Micah 7:6 “For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man's enemies are the men of his own household”. Beloved, the Lord desires in our relationship with Him, and especially to our spouse, to beware of outside ungodly influencers. He gives basically the same illustration in Matt. 10:36 Some of the other distractions are; The Lust of the unredeemed Flesh-The Pride and Selfish glory in this Life Among the worst tragedies of our day is the progressive death of our traditional family values. Unfaithfulness to your marriage partner, exaltation of sexual sin, homosexuality, abortion, women’s liberation, delinquency, and the sexual revolution in general have all contributed to the family’s division’s and destruction. Each one is a strand in the cord that is rapidly strangling marriage and dividing our families. Scripture in the New Testament challenges and instructs us to constantly be ..”submitting to one another in the fear of God” Ephesians 5:21. As the body in a covenant relationship to the Lord we need to be always reassured that to be kept together we must submit to ...one another in the fear of God. Beloved spot the stuff that comes in-between your relationship and take a stand to fight in Faith for your Family and your Future!!!! Wow! 50 years, a half a century. Thanks and Praise to The Lord for bringing and keeping us together!