Over time, it can become easy to lose sight of the covenant we are under with the Lord. Life’s routines, stress, and emotions can begin to feel normal, even when they are slowly pulling us away from unity, peace, and truth.
Not every feeling is meant to lead us. If left unchecked, discouragement or distance can quietly grow into actions that create separation in the very things God has joined together, especially our marriages and families.
Jesus’ words in Mark 10:9 remind us that what God has united is worth guarding. And while there is an enemy who seeks to divide and destroy what God has made good, we are not powerless in the face of it.
As children of God, we have been given authority in Him to stand against what does not come from Him, to pray, to intercede, and to bind up what is broken or being attacked in our homes and relationships.
Isaiah 61:1 reminds us that the Lord Himself binds up the brokenhearted and brings freedom where there has been captivity. When we seek Him, He doesn’t stand at a distance, He steps in as our defender and restorer.
So we don’t fight for our families in our own strength, but in dependence on the Lord. Through prayer, humility, and continual reliance on Him, we stay anchored in what He has joined.
Our marriages and families are not accidental, they are gifts from God, designed with purpose. And what He has joined, we are called to protect, nurture, and fight for daily, not in fear, but in faith.
Let us not grow weary in guarding what is good. Instead, let us remain close to the Lord, trusting Him to strengthen, restore, and unify what belongs to Him.
