Call for the Wailing Women: A Wail for Our Marriages
Come Join Our Wailing Women Workshop & Prayer
Saturday, April 13th from 8:00-9:30am ET
Marriage is an honorable institution created by God…These are common words we usually hear from the mouth of the minister who performs a marriage ceremony. In the Bible, we see the Lord God establish the institution of marriage when He creates the woman and presents her to Adam to be “bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh,” and commands them to be one. Achieving oneness is not always an easy thing, but when something is bonded together as one it is hard to separate. This is the kind of bond the Lord wants us to achieve in marriage, one that can’t easily be broken.
Statistics show that in America about 50% of marriages will end in divorce. It is slightly higher in some countries and slightly lower in others. One common theme found among countries with higher divorce rates is greater rights of women. Countries with greater percentages of women in high powered positions tend to have higher rates of divorce. As a woman, I am not going to attack the women’s suffrage movement because it has helped us in many areas. But it has also contributed to the divorce rate. When I talk to young, single ladies who want to be married one day, I tell them there is a great possibility that they will make more money than their husbands. This in turn could make it harder for them to shut down the “I supervise men at the office” to then come home and “submit” to their husband.
Marriage is an institution which is being attacked on all sides – naturally and spiritually. You see it in various mediums which influence and imitate society. Several years ago, television shows held to family values and included a married couple with children. Today, programs project and glorify divorce or living together outside of marriage. Society as well as the church are encouraging people not to get married; they portray marriage as bondage. Our nation is even trying to redefine marriage. There is a spiritual war attacking marriage at its very core.
There is a quote my husband and I use when we talk to couples who are about to venture into the journey called marriage. It says, “A great relationship isn’t when a perfect couple comes together, but when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences. Marriage takes work and it will have its challenges, but it can be a fruitful and fulfilling relationship. The greatest key to a good marriage is keeping the Lord at the center. Cleaving to each other and cleaving to God will help build a strong bond that cannot be easily penetrated.
People marry for various reasons and don’t see it as a permanent commitment. They don’t take it reverently, but lightly. Before you marry, seek the Lord for the right mate. If you’re already married seek the Lord to make your marriage a fruitful lasting covenant. Broken marriages lead to broken families, people and lives. These individuals are left behind to deal with the pain, hurt, guilt and shame that many times accompany a failed marriage. There is a spirit that is against marriages overcoming their difficulties. Instead, allow the Lord to step in and fix what is broken. We will take up a wailing this month for our marriages which are under attack on many sides.