Obviously, sexual infidelity is a visible, destructive force that can easily destroy any marriage, but emotional infidelity is an equally destructive force that are destroying marriages across the U.S., and I would say an epidemic within Christian circles.
"We gave it our best shot" was the only recourse for why the famed couple filed for divorce citing the all too often and repugnantly repeated reason termed "irreconcilable differences."
Make no mistake, this is truly the last day and our last chance to rise up and speak out against the tyranny of the war against God, His people and true Christian morals and values.
Santorum accused Obama and his administration of "implementing healthcare policies that discourage marriage and hurt families." Santorum also said, "Do you realize that if you are married under Obamacare, you pay a lot more than if you are living together under Obamacare? A lot more."
Take a very slow, close look at the following scripture in which Apostle Paul speaking to married couples addresses some fundamental concerns: "... such shall have troubles in the flesh..." It almost takes a real revelation to actually catch the down-to-earth message Paul is conveying.
When we think of our marriages, many things come to mind – longevity of life, happiness, future plans together, children in diapers, families and so on. In a spiritual sense, we rightfully parallel marriage to our walk with the Lord and the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church.
Perhaps you know of couples, co-employees or spiritual leaders that are so busy doing either spiritual-related "Kingdom-minded" activities or success-minded work that they spend very little time together as a family? They usually say‚ “I’m doing God’s work" or, “I’m doing this for my family.”
Someone once said that a mountain is merely made of many little rocks. When we lived in Oregon many years ago, we remember well seeing a small cloud of ash brewing from Mt. St. Helens. Although we were not present during its massive eruption in 1980, we know by pictures, videos and other media forms of what all took place.