Daily Devotional

REASONING TOGETHER TO A HOLY UNION IN MARRIAGE

September 19

eloved, when a man and woman are married in the Lord it is a very sacred event in the eyes of your Father. The Lord created the relationship of marriage and He is extremely available to the couple with wisdom, knowledge and understanding in abundance made available through prayer by the Holy Spirit. The man and his wife should pray about their marriage together. They should sit down with no distractions and ask God in Heaven to make all things plain about their union. They should repent to the Father if they are not handling each other with love, patience and abundant kindness and mercy in the love of Christ. The Evil One knows that he will win a big battle with the married couple if he can find some way to influence either or both to become suspicious or mistrusting of the other. He works many angles to accomplish this task. He also knows that if he can keep the man and woman focused on each other as the source of their mutual problems, he can remove their focus on their God in Heaven as their personal healer. This will cause them to blame each other for their own feelings and thoughts which are negative and unbalanced. What does this mean? Beloved, it is often convenient for a man or woman to transfer hurt and blame to each other rather than making holy use of each other to offer healing love and blessings. Therefore, the couple is continually at war accusing one or the other of failing to deliver the love and acceptance to each other that often should mainly come through their communion with the Holy Spirit of Christ. Expecting too much of another human being is a very common problem in humans. Beloved, allow your Father to overshadow you with His communications of inner peace, strength and faith, and you will gain a better perspective on the role of your spouse in your life.

Prayer

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Father, you alone are the source of my blessings and strength. I love my spouse, but will not put unreasonable demands on him/her to be too much to me in the areas of my needs. Help me to find the balance so that I do not have a relationship filled with pressure and demands, in Jesus' name, amen!