Beware of the Enemy's Schemes (part 2 of 4)

The second "S" is the separation of parents or break up of families. According to one speaker I heard last week, she said that "from the child's logic, they will think that if parents love them they will not split up."  Separation causes emotional wounds specially on children.  Here are some key statistics: 40% of marriage ended up in divorce in USA in 2008; 50% percent of first marriages; 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce (according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.)  Statistically speaking, there is no success pattern for divorce, because those who do get a second or a third husband/wife coming from a divorce actually get worse in their next relationships.  The "option" to separate gives the individual almost no reason to "die to one's self" or change their own attitudes and behaviors for the sake of his/her spouse.
For those married, let us honor God's blessing upon the holy union and keep our promise of "til death do us part." For those who are single, keep pure your relationships. In this way, you are able to practice self-control and not give in to self-satisfaction.  Later on in marriage, the respect and love that you have preserved will prove as a strong foundation for your future family.

Continue to part 3...