Tread carefully

"Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil."
                                                                                                            Ephesians 4:26 - 27 NKJV

The NKJV uses the word, 'place' in this scripture. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to use the word, 'opportunity'. Many times we give the devil the opportunity to come into our lives, perhaps when we don't know we've invited him. When we're married, this can be caused, when following an argument between yourselves - and it does happen, Christian or not, one partner fails to speak to the other, possibly sulking with hurt feelings. They may go to bed and even though each partner is in it, they fail to speak, kiss goodnight or say they're sorry. We shouldn't let the sun go down on our anger. The devil loves this type of thing. If he can drive a wedge between a couple, then he can cause a great eruption if we allow him to.

As I've mentioned before, Kenneth Copeland says, 'If we let the devil into the back seat of our car, pretty soon he's going to want to drive.' And this is so true. As he roams around looking for who he can attack (1 Peter 5:8) at the first sign of a chink in our armour, he will come in and ransack our marriage by taking all of the peace out of the place. Don't let him.

Whether, you've been a Christian for years or have just started your journey, put your armour on. A word on this can be found in Ephesians 6: 14-18. If he can, the devil will try to take control of your life, your marriage, in fact, all you've got. Resist him ( James 4:7 ).

Jesus gives us life in abundance but the devil, who is a thief, will rob you of this if he can because all he wants to do is to steal, and to kill and to destroy. John 10:10.
The abundance that Jesus gives is excessive and overflowing, in fact it is more than enough to keep us going. It is beyond measure. Why? Because He loves us abundantly. He is the Good Shepherd and we are the sheep of His pasture. Therefore, he has a responsibility to take care of us. However, if we give the enemy the opportunity, he's going to try and steal everything from us.

So at the first sign of anger, take control, especially in relationships, whether you're married or not. Be in control. Recognise the moment for what it is and deal with it. Be careful of what is said, it's too late once we've said something nasty. The person who it's aimed at, may forgive us but it leaves a scar.

We will mess things up at times. After all, we're under construction. However, we need to learn by mistakes and ensure we try and avoid them in the future.

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