The
Lord
Is
Close
To
The Brokenhearted;
Scripture
Psalm
34
Observation
Kathy
and I grieve for women that we know who are married to jerks – yes,
you heard me – real jerks.
Kathy
and I both know of course, these women are not perfect either, but
they don't deserve the treatment that they are receiving from their
husbands.
Psalm
34:18 is a warning to all men out there who are mistreating their
wives and it is a promise to all of the wives who are brokenhearted.
Look
out jerks … the Lord is close to the brokenhearted!
Mistreat
your spouse and do you think you can get away with it, oh no …
those vows that you made when you married him or her were made both
to each other and they were made by you to your Creator.
Marriage
was God's idea and He wants it done right.
So
what do you do if you find yourself married to a jerk? Okay, let me
share a few thoughts with you.
Love
him or her in spite of their meanness. Pray for them and ask God to
change them. Pray and ask God to change you too. They will try to put
all the blame for their bad behavior on you … don't let them do
that. Stay in God's Word. Stay active in church and make sure that
you are part of a small group where you can get support and be held
accountable.
And
remember that God loves that jerk and so do you. And that jerk will
make a great husband or a great wife when they get things right with
God and when they right with you.
Never
give up!
By
the way, I hope a few jerks are reading this blog … if you are
listen up … you are in a very dangerous place … turn back to God
… turn back and love and cherish your spouse again.
It
is not too late to save your marriage ... if you act right now.
1
Peter 3
7 In
the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your
wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than
you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life.
Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
Ephesians
5
25 For
husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the
church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and
clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
27 He
did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a
spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and
without fault.
28 In
the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their
own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for
himself.
Application
I
will never give up on trying to help couples to have a great marriage
like Kathy and I have. Never!
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, when I hear stories about the way wives are being treated by
their husbands it makes me angry. I feel helpless. But I am not
helpless because I have a father-son relationship You and with You
nothing is impossible. So when I pray for them I know that I am doing
just what they need for me to do. I know that You are the only one
who can change these jerks into the godly men that their wives need
for them to be. Give these women strength that comes from a close
walk with You. Show them that they can depend on you during this time
when they can't depend on their husbands. Change hard hearts, Lord.
And please change them soon.
Daily
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 36,37; Psalms 110; Revelation 19: I added
Psalm 34, Psalm 64, Psalm 114, Proverbs 14
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