Marital determination

Given the number of marriages that seem to be under attack (or falling apart), even among Christians, this little reading that I found someplace sure exemplifies the attitude that each of us should have regarding our marriage.  Enjoy!

 

I am standing for the healing of my marriage!
I won’t give up, give in, give out, or give over till that healing takes place!

I made a vow; I said the words and meant the words…in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad;

So I’m standing now, and won’t sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down, or be down till the breakdown is torn down!

I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances; or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what’s trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous.

Nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God’s real thing.
Nor will I seek to lower God’s standard, rewrite God’s Word, violate God’s covenant, or accept what God hates, namely divorce

In a world of filth, I will stay pure.
Surrounded by lies, I will speak the truth.
Where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God.
Where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse, and when the odds are stacked against me, I’ll trust in God’s faithfulness.

I’m a stander, and I won’t acquiesce, compromise, quarrel, or quit.

I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor the economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up till my marriage is healed up. AMEN!”