more on marriage

This quick post is an update to the one below it to give a little more context.

The angst described in this article has been felt by every person married more than a week. That is why the article strikes such an emotional chord. The very real presence of ebbs and flows of happiness in the marriage relationship is why I wrote this email message to my Sunday school class several years ago.

As lovers of God and followers of Christ we must be vigilant (on guard) all the time against the Deceiver. He wants to destroy our families, our health and our testimony as God-lovers.

Don’t even start to entertain the idea that divorce is the way out to fulfillment and happiness. It is a lie. God makes it clear how he feels about divorce. He hates it. Jesus said that it was a provision made for the hardness of hearts. It is not ever to be plan A. It is not something to allow your mind to wander back to as a “choice.”

The deceiver wants to steal your happiness, kill your marriage, and destroy your relationships and testimony for Christ. He does not want what is best for you. He does not want you to reach your full potential.

The presence of divorce as a perpetual and repetitive contemplation by the author of the article is what is so disturbing. She is getting lied to and she is considering the lie from all the angles.

Don’t. Do. It.