Protect your relationships.

Mar

10

2010

One of things that has been fresh on my mind lately is the attack by the enemy on our relationships.  The divorce rate in America is roughly 50%…heck in Canada, they will not let the lady take the man’s last name because they just assume that they’ll eventually get divorced and they’ll have to change her name back, and they just don’t want to have to deal with the paperwork!  That’s crazy.

My parents got divorced when I was 18 years old, and it was one of the worst experiences in my life.  I spent so many hours trying to do things to help bring my mom and dad back together…nothing helped.  And as hard as it was for me, at the time I had a 15, and 3 year old brother.  I can’t imagine how hard it was for the 2 of them, having to live in a separated household.

Even now I have a friend named Clark who after being married for 2 years, has had his wife leave him…just before they had a new baby…

This kind of stuff is so incredibly heartbreaking, and while you guys may be too young to experience it firsthand, I’m sure a lot of you have seen the enemy split your parents apart and create turmoil in your homes.  One of the things we need to do is stop and realize exactly what is taking place.  Satan is so conniving, and often times we can get stuck in our anger, our feelings, and “our side” that we don’t see the bigger battle going on.

I’ve been married for almost 3 years now, to my beautiful wife Julie and I know that there is no power in this world that is going to ever separate us.  But I also know we have our bad days, and the enemy does a great job of getting in between us, and we don’t treat each other the way we should all the time.  But lately I’ve just thanked the Lord for how blessed I am, and when that attack comes on from Satan, I know its him, and I don’t allow him to come in.

I think that there’s a lot of times where we don’t realize its Satan trying to create division.  We have to know our enemy.  We have to know what he is capable of, we have to know his characteristics, and we have to look for his schemes.  It’s so easy to get lost in our circumstances to take it out on another person, but we have to stop and know that it’s a work of the enemy.

Keep praying.  Pray for your parents, pray for your friends, pray for your marriage…and if you’re not married yet, start praying for your marriage.  So many people take a vow before the Lord, yet less than half of them are sticking to it!  Remember that one day we’ll have to stand in front of the Lord and face judgment one day!  I want to encourage all of you to fight hard for your relationships, always pursue and trust the Lord will do what you can’t.  And if there is a person that you have a division with, whether it be your dad, or a friend…know that, that is a work of the enemy.  God does not desire that from us at all, and our lives on Earth are too short to let the enemy have these victories in our lives.

Joseph is an Associate Producer, Camera Operator and Editor for Steelroots TV. He enjoy's snowboarding, surfing, and making fun of Cody's haircut.

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