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How to Have a Happy Marriage
But such actions
are
"that bad." The devastation of
families left in the wake of such activities is causing disgrace
and heartache for which our society is paying the price
in
terms of true happiness.
And God does not wink or laugh at such antics: "How
shall I pardon you for this? Your children have forsaken Me
and sworn by those that are not gods. When I had fed them
to the full, then they committed adultery and assembled
themselves by troops
in
the harlots' houses. They were like
well-fed lusty stallions; every one neighed after his neighbor's
wife" (Jer.
5:7-8).
Protect Yourself
How can you protect yourself
in
a war in which the
enemy-Satan-has literally monopolized all the weaponry
(the media and other forces)? Is there a reasonable defense
to
such an overall barrage of high-powered sexual bombard–
ment?
Yes, there is. And the first
step in your defense is this:
Recognize the evil that
promiscuity inflicts upon so–
ciety and can inflict upon you.
Contemplate the subtle meth–
ods Satan has used to push his
perilous perversions upon
all
peoples. Develop a revulsion
for allowing your mind to be
manipulated by Satan.
God is making sons in
his own image, literally
putting human beings into
his own family as God Beings
themselves.
A
"little" lust
is the match that
lights the fire of sexual
promiscuity, which
burns the bonds of
matrimony into ashes,
One major quality you will need
to
acquire for this
supreme blessing is that of loyalty-fidelity-to God the
Father and Jesus Christ, who is our Redeemer and spiritual
brother.
Once you see how Satan has been trying to rob you of
the potential of being in God's family by destroying the