He wants your marriage and when he gets that, he'll take your children!!
Why?
Marriage is the embodiment of the relationship of the coming Christ and His bride!
Christ is planning a feast when He returns to celebrate His bride.
Satan wants there to be no bride!
That means he will have tried to steal what doesn't belong to him!
10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.'
12 But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. - Matthew 25:10-13
25 When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
26 Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
27 But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!' - Luke 13:25-27
But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity." - 2 Timothy 2:19
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;
8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure"- for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."
10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. - Revelation 19:6-10
19 And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD. - Hosea 2:19-20
2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3 But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. - 2 Corinthians 11:2-4
13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. - Colossians 1:13-14
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him.
17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. - Colossians 1:15-23
So, we can conclude, you must fight, you must win and you ask how.
Pray for your family, stay in the word, honor and love your spouse as if your marriage depended on it, it does!!!
So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate." - Matthew 19:6
Marriage helpers!!!
Fights - Be able to admit you are wrong!
Sex - God created it, enjoy it!!
Sex allows physical and mental intimacy!
Addictions - Porn, gambling, drugs, alcohol, whatever separates and isolates you from your spouse!
Pedestals - No such thing! We are all lost equally!! We all have irritating flaws!! Work on being different and let love work!!
It's not that sappy stuff that movies show!
It's taking care of each other, enjoying each other, but having some alone time too!!
All out war - Don't do it!! Words do hurt, they leave scars just like slaps!!
Satan will use them over and over to open up deep wounds!
You will hate each other sometimes but prayer and being in the word will get your mind set back right!!
Fight or flight - Its easier to shut down than face the problem!!!
If you don't talk, Satan wins!!
He will convince you both that the love is dead!!
Words - Watch what you say in the heat of the moment!!
Other people - Watch the admiration of the opposite sex!
Satan loves this most of all.
When you really love someone, you can tell them the truth.
You will not stroke their ego.
We all are vulnerable where the opposite sex is involved!
Jobs and friends - Don't love them more than your family!!
Lying - Trust is very very important!!
Once broken it's hard to rebuild!
