A former Pastor in Seattle, Washington, wrote a power statement about marriage:<\/p>\n
I am standing for the healing of my marriage!<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t give up, give in, give out, or give over till that healing takes place.<\/p>\n
I made a vow; I said the words; I gave the pledge; I gave a ring; I took a ring; I gave myself; I trusted God; and said the words and meant the words…in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad; so I\u2019m standing now, and won\u2019t sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down, or be down till the breakdown is torn down!<\/p>\n
I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances; or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what\u2019s trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous.<\/p>\n
Nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God\u2019s real thing.<\/p>\n
Nor will I seek to lower God\u2019s standard, twist God\u2019s will, rewrite God\u2019s Word, violate God\u2019s covenant, or accept what god hates, namely divorce.<\/p>\n
In a world of filth, I will stay pure.<\/p>\n
Surrounded by lies, I will speak the truth.<\/p>\n
Where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God.<\/p>\n
Where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse, and when the odds are stacked against me, I\u2019ll trust in God\u2019s faithfulness.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a stander, and I won\u2019t acquiesce, compromise, quarrel, or quit.<\/p>\n
I have made the choice, set my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.<\/p>\n
I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor the economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up till my marriage is healed up. AMEN!<\/p>\n
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