"They are experiencing the premarital attack of the enemy. If the devil can keep two believers apart then he has sapped their effectiveness. One can put a thousand to flight but two can put ten thousand to flight. Why would the devil want effective Christians? So he tries to keep them separated or together in sin. Either way he wins. If we keep ourselves pure and come together in marriage we can become exponentially more effective."
During my engagement the company I worked for shut down it's local branch and I lost my job. We were freaking out. Add to that a whole lot of family tension and personal fears of the unknown and it makes for a heavy dose of the cold feet. Thankfully I had a great friend at the time who gave me some sound advice and pep talk I still remember to this day.
People who want to get married need to know that the devil and all hell break loose against Christians when they get engaged. The devil hates marriage because it is a picture of Christ and the church. If the devil can halt or destroy a marriage he has succeeded in removing a witness of Jesus on the earth. That is why many people have battles before they get married that make them feel like they are on the journey in the movie The Princess Bride. (You didn't think I would talk about marriage without that reference did you?)
In Ecclesiastes it speaks of the effectiveness of unity and says that a cord of three strands are not easily broken. In marriage that is the husband, wife and the Holy Spirit wrapped all around us. Keep God in the center of marriage and it will be wonderful. He invented it and wants it to be good. For the engaged I say keep it clean! You will be glad you did. If you have messed up, repent and commit your journey to the Lord. God will give you the grace to stay holy. To the single i say wait on the Lord. Sink yourself in Him and He will either fulfill you or bring you the right person at the right time in the right way.
Did you encounter any trials before you got married? How can we stay pure before and in marriage?
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