Promise You

Has not the Lord made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. ~ Malachi 2:15

Have you ever heard, "Well, we were young and stupid and really didn't know what we were doing...so we split. We are better off for it." ? There is no doubt that in some situations you may have made a hasty choice in getting married, but the bible is clear that you should not leave the wife of your youth. Not to mention that the fact remains that you must have loved each other enough at one point in your life to get married...so what changed? You just failed to work on it, or one of you failed to work on it and chose the easy way out; after all, nobody ever promised that marriage would be easy, it's a daily choice. I am a very proud daughter of two individuals who got married young (mom was 16 and dad was 18) and even though it was terribly hard at times and they may have had second thoughts, they persevered and took their covenant with each other and God seriously. Now let me say that if there is abuse in your relationship I believe you must, I repeat MUST get out, but for all of you who are toying with the idea of divorce because you don't think you are in love with that person anymore, I say, "WORK ON IT!" God has made married couples one, one flesh, one body, that's one of the reasons sex is prohibited outside of marriage ~ it is a total experience for not just your body, but your mind, spirit and soul become connected forever. It's a very spiritual act that Americans distorted to new levels and in ways that is only pleasing to the devil. He totally wants you to give yourself up to everyone at all times so that he can destroy you piece by piece as you literally give yourself away. Let's revive America by sticking it out with our spouses and giving all we can to our marriages. We deserve it and so do our children! So to my friend....stick it out and I promise you'll be glad you did. I love you. ~