Marriage is under fire. This is not a new fact, but rather a renewel of the truth that I already knew. Satan does not want our marriages to work, he will do anything to cause our marriages to fail.
[Tweet “Why? Why does Satan take such an interest in our marriages?”]
The answer is simple. God created it. He designed it to be a picture of Christ and the Christian church. Anything that God creates and is a picture of Himself, Satan desires to tear down and bring to ruin.
It is so important to ensure that we are keeping our priorities straight, that our marriage is 2nd in importance next to God Himself alone. Not just because we love our husbands or because it’s what we’ve been taught, we MUST do this in order to protect our marriages. Satan will look for any loop hole that he can find to get into our marriage and cause discord and broken relationships.
How do you protect your marriage from being targeted by Satan? What can you do to keep your marriage out of his scopes?
Pray. You must pray. God says that whatever we ask in His name in accordance with His will we will have it. Marriage is of God, it is His will that our marriages remain whole and pure. We need to pray that God would protect us, our spouse and our marriage. Every. Single. Day.
What do you do when your marriage (or a friend’s marriage) is being targeted by Satan?
Pray. You must pray. It’s the most important step and yet the one that we don’t do first often times. When a marriage is under attack, there is often little we can do right away except pray. Beyond prayer comes seeking wise counsel and prayer partners, visit your Pastor or close Christian friend that will come alongside you and pray for the marriage being targeted.
We must ensure that we don’t take for granted the “good” or “quiet” times in our marriage. All too often those are the moments that Satan uses to sneak in and attack us, when we least expect it and when we’re less likely to react properly. This is why we MUST be in prayer for our marriages daily. Without a strong prayer life behind our marriage, we are more vulnerable to marital attacks.
[Tweet “How can I pray for your marriage today?”] What words can I bring to the throne of God today for you and your spouse?
I’m thrilled to be teaming up with some of my favorite girls online as a new co-host to a Monday link up here at Beautiful Ashes.
More specifically, how are we as blogging mommies, wives, and women, being salt and light towards others online?
Here is your chance to generously sprinkle some salt and shine a light: a link up where you share a post that you enjoyed recently from someone else’s blog or website.
Be the Salt & the Light to the world this week and share:
- Faith in Jesus – What inspired your faith walk with Jesus
- Marriage – What touched your heart for your spouse
- Singleness – What has inspired you to reach out to God
- Mothering – What encouraged you to be the best mom you can be this week
- Health – A new recipe that you hope to bless your family with, or health tip that will benefit your family
- Service – A story of service that touched you
- Finances – A tip that will serve your family well
- Homemaking – Inspiration to make your home a haven for your husband, kids, and guests
- Time – Share a story that opened your eyes to the use of time in our life
- Beauty – A reminder of what beauty really is in a world that tries so hard to
And of course, if you have written an encouraging post you would like to add to the link up, go ahead link up a second, personal post.
Weekly Feature:
Bridget, Mandy, Marissa and I are picking our own favorites each week to feature, so make sure to check out both of our sites to see if you were featured. My favorite this week is “Spending Time on What Matters” by Jenny.
Your Chance to be Salt & Light
More specifically, how are we as blogging mommies, wives, women, being salt & light towards others online?
Here is your chance to generously sprinkle some salt and shine a light: a link up where you share a post that you enjoyed recently from someone else’s blog or website.
Make sure to follow Marissa, Bridget, Misty and Mandy so you don’t miss future opportunities to be Salt & Light to others! Oh and check out Salt & Light’s pinterest board… your post might just show up there!
The fine print: Please understand that by linking up with the Salt & Light, you are agreeing to allow Rays of Grace & Joy, Beautiful Ashes, Women of Worship or Becoming a Godly Wife to feature you in a future post. That includes a link to your post, and a picture you’ve used on that post. You are also allowing Rays of Grace & Joy, Beautiful Ashes, Women of Worship or Becoming a Godly Wife to share any post you link up with pinterest, facebook, twitter and/or google+. Also, by posting in this hop, you are allowing your email address to be used for a weekly reminder of the hop – your email will not be used for any other purpose, period.