: Dr. Sabrina D. Black
: Can Two Walk Together? Encouragement for Spirtually Unbalanced Marriages
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Many couples struggle to honor and respect with love, joy, and peace. They are challenged by the individual accountability to live right even if their spouse or partner does wrong. Walking together requires love and forgiveness.

Chapter One


The Power of God – Active and Available

 

If you have ever tried to do a difficult thing in your own strength, you know how quickly you become tired. Just surviving from day to day sometimes seems like a mir- acle. God s power is always available; but if we don t avail ourselves of it, what difference does it make for us? It is like having money in the bank and living like you are poor when all you have to do is make a withdrawal.

Scripture says that God gives strength and power to His people (Psalm 68:35; Matthew 9:8; 2 Timothy 1:7). There is power in the name of the Lord, there is power in the blood, there is power in God s Word, and there is power in the testimony of the saints. We must learn to activate God s power in our lives, in our everyday situations, and in our marriages. All we have to do is fall down on our knees and pray; all we have to do is ask and receive, and trust and obey.

I guess you’re thinking, That s easy for you to say, but how can I do this? I promise you, my friend, it is not easy for me because I am weak. However, you must remember I am not doing this thing and neither will you. God in us transforms our marriages. The strength is in Him!

 

Be Strong in the Lord

 

Ephesians 6:10 is a verse that has really ministered to me. You can encourage others with this same verse. Following are four different translations of this verse. As you read each, stop and think about what the verse says to you before going on to read the next one.

 

  • Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.(NASB)
  • Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. (NIV)
  • Last of all I want to remind you that your strength must come from the Lord’s mighty power within you. (TLB)
  • In conclusion, be strong in the Lord—be empowered through your union with Him; draw your strength from Him—that strength which His [boundless] might provides. (AMPLIFIED)

 

InStrong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the word finally means furthermore; from now on; henceforth; moreover. Therefore, the Word of God says: No matter what your situation is whatever you are facing from henceforth, be strong in the Lord. You may be feeling weak, tired, or fed up. You may be wondering what you’re going to do, and how you’re going to cope. The answer is: Finally, from henceforth, go forward; furthermore, be strong in the Lord. It was not until I got to this final      point in my marriage that God was able to work. Before, I thought it was something that I could do. Not! It was a matter of my allowing God to be God and effect a change in both José and me.

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