To summarize: When the fear factor virus attacks our marriage, it seeks to make us weak and ill, even near death's door. But the power of the Holy Spirit empowers our spiritual immune system to withstand such an attack. When the fear factor virus attacks our marriage, it seeks to make us bitter and resentful. But the love of God the Father fuels our spiritual immune system to drive back such an attack. And finally, when the fear factor virus attacks our marriage, it seeks to cloud and destroy our thinking. But the mind of Christ bolsters our immune system to resist such an attack.
The fear factor virus cannot withstand such a mighty Trinitarian laser treatment! Under such an assault, it always melts away and diffuses into nothing.
Your Own Marriage and the Fear Factor:
In light of the fact that God is totally committed to setting your marriage free from the fear factor virus, prayerfully answer the following questions:
1. Did you ask for the Holy Spirit's power in your marriage the last time you experienced the fear factor? Why not do that right now.
2. Did you thank God for His love, manifested in the Lord Jesus' death and resurrection, the last time you experienced the fear factor in your marriage? Why not also do that right now.
3. And finally, did you seek the mind of Christ in the Bible the last time you experienced the fear factor in your marriage? Why not memorize 2 Timothy 1:7 right now and, as a couple, pray it back to God in your own words.
© 2004 Christian Family Life
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