Proverbs 7:26
“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.”
Marriage is supposed to be an enjoyable union between a man and a woman. When a couple gets married, God intended for the marriage to last until one of them is taken in death. Because the marriage union is so sacred to God, Satan has set out an attack to destroy marriages. There are several things that can destroy a marriage, but none more than one spouse having an affair.
The latter verses of Proverbs 7 deal with the dangers of the strange woman. The father counseled the son to beware of the destruction that the strange woman will bring. Many times the damage of an affair can rarely be mended, but that does not mean they should not attempt to try and mend this problem. In the warning of the strange woman, we are shown two areas when a marriage is very vulnerable.
The first area is when one of the spouses are wounded. Notice the verse above states, “For she hath cast down many wounded...” When a couple is going through struggles in their marriage, they need to be careful not to think another relationship will solve their problems. Many marriage relationships are damaged by one spouse looking for someone who will “understand them” during times of marital struggles. Just because someone will give you a listening ear does not mean that this is the answer to your problems. The answer is to work out your problems with each other, even if counseling is needed.
Going even further into this area, when a person is going through trials in life, be careful not to look for an escape through another relationship. There are times that a person is not having marital problems, but they are facing serious trials, and these trials can drive them to look for an escape through an affair. Having an affair will not solve your problems; it will only make your problems worse. Don’t add to your trials by having and affair. Your trials are hard enough without you making them worse through foolish actions.
Another area when our marriages are vulnerable is when we think we have a strong marriage. Notice in the verse above that this strange woman has cast down “...many strong men...” We always must be aware that the strange woman is after us. When you think you would never do something like this is when you let your guard down. We must realize we are always capable of having an affair. Just because your marriage is strong does not mean you would never be caught off guard. There are some who will take it as a challenge to destroy your marriage. Because of this you must always be on alert for those who would destroy your marriage through an affair.
Marriage is a wonderful institution that God ordained. Marriage should be a very happy and pleasant experience. Let's be careful during these areas of vulnerabilities that we don't do something that we would regret later on. Let's stay focused on our spouse and beware of those things that would destroy our marriages. Let's make our marriages what God intended for them to be, happy!
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