Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Todays message is from Bob who was a prodigal who returned home and was
remarried to me for an additional 23 years before the Lord took him home to
Heaven. Bob wrote 19 books from the prodigals perspective for more than two
decades after our divorce and remarriage. Charlyne

THE D STRAIN VIRUS

IS SPREADING

Seldom does a day go by that we do not hear news reports about some kind of
destruction or the devastation that a pandemic could do. There is another great
threat, the D Strain, and it has already arrived.

This epidemic has already struck not only our nation, but simultaneously all around
the world. Satan, the evil one, is spreading this invisible, odorless, tasteless, mess
over the people we love and care about, namely men and women who are standing
with God for the restoration of their marriages.

Never before have we encountered so many standers who are on the verge of
giving up praying and standing with God for (1) the salvation of a prodigal mate, and
then (2) restoration of their marriage. The early effects of Satans warfare are
evident everywhere.

The evil one is attacking with the D Strain of sin which includes:

DOUBT Did God really tell me to stand, or was it something I dreamed up?

DESPAIR This is hopeless.

DIVISION Standers start majoring on the minor issues, instead of on the Word
and Jesus. Soon their focus is on the issue, and not on their stand with God.

DEFEAT If Satan cant defeat you, he will defeat someone whose defeat will
defeat you. (This might be poor English, but good in thought.)
DISTRUST Can (or will) God really do what He has promised me?

DISTRACTION Looking at your own (or someone elses) circumstances instead of

focusing on God.

DISPUTE Attempting to fight the battles yourself, instead of allowing God to

work.

DISENCHANTMENT My spouse is not changing so why should I try? (Hey,

whats happening on the other side of your mountain where you cant see?)

DECEIT No one knows about my secret sin. (But God knows and it is killing your
stand for a healed marriage.)

DEVOURING I will write back and give them a piece of my mind!

DEMANDS If God doesnt do something soon, I am giving up.

DATING This person is only a friend, and I am so lonesome. I can handle going
out and still stand.

DIVORCE My divorce is final, so there is no hope for my marriage. Tony Evans

once said, It does not matter what the records down at city hall say. The records
in Heaven say that you are married!

The good news is that God has provided a vaccine to protect you against each and
every element of the D Strain. We beg you to please look up these verses, learn
them, and memorize them. Post them on your mirror, so that when the enemy
attacks your home, you will be protected by Gods Word:

DOUBT I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, Go, throw yourself
into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will
happen, it will be done for him. Mark 11:23

DESPAIR . . .and provide for those who grieve in Zion-to bestow on them a crown
of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment
of praise instead of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of
the Lord for the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3
DIVISION . . .so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts
should have equal concern for each other. 1 Corinthians 12:25

DEFEAT I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

DISTRUST Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths
straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

DISTRACTION But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be
made. . . Martha, Martha, the Lord answered, you are worried and upset about
many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it
will not be taken away from her. Luke 10:40, 41-42

DISPUTE Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a
dispute breaks out. Proverbs 17:14

DISCOURAGEMENT Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.

For the battle is not yours, but Gods. 2 Chronicles 20:15

DECEIT Dont be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is
from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not
change like shifting shadows. James 1:16-17

DEVOURING If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you
will be destroyed by each other. Galatians 5:15

DEMANDS Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

DATING . . .For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united
to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.
Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. Matthew 19:5-6

DIVORCE Has not the Lord, made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And
why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit,
and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. I hate divorce. says the Lord
God of Israel. . . Malachi 2:15-16

If you have decided to give up on standing, who will pray for your prodigal? Do you
not care about their eternal destiny? What about the generational curse of
divorce that is in your family that YOU have an opportunity to stop? Have you not
grown strong enough in the Lord to withstand the attacks from Satan? They are
predictable when you are doing Kingdom work. You will be protected against the
enemys attacks tomorrow.

Because He lives,

Bob Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.