The Love Dare - Day 23

Love Always Protects

Wives and husbands need to work together proactively to protect their marriages from all kinds of things, including the following:

Harmful Influences-
There are habits that are toxic to your marriage. Examples include consistent absence from the home or relational disconnection.

Unhealthy Relationship-
We all need to have appropriate boundaries established with people in our lives. We can't expect non-Christians to impart Biblical wisdom into our lives. We need to have boundaries established with those people who like to share unGodly counsel into our lives. If you've never read Boundaries, I would highly encourage you to do so. This book will equip you with some valuable wisdom with regard to relationships.

Shame-
Have you heard a person speak unfavorably about their spouse? We're all vunerable with insecurities and inferiorities. Let's protect our mate from inappropriate shame.

Parasites-
Watching out for things that suck the life out of our marriage is very important. Usually parasites come in the form of addictions.


Wives, please understand your role as protector of your marriage. Guard your marriage from fantasies and unreasonable expectations that derive from novels, magazines and other forms of entertainment. Be familiar with the instruction and wisdom found in Proverbs 31.

Husbands, please understand your role as the one responsible before God for guarding the gate and standing your ground against anything that would threaten your wife or marriage. Be familiar with the warning about being proactive that Jesus gives us found in Matthew 24:43.