Rooted: Part 2

As youth pastor, I have been and worked around a lot of youth. There is something that I see very prevalent in their lives and that is divorce. More than 50% of the kids I know come from divorced homes and it shows.

My heart breaks for these kids because Satan is a destroyer of families. Depression, guilt, anger, resentment and many other problems manage to get "rooted" in a young person's life. These problems can lead to promiscuity, rebellion, and suicidal thoughts. Although some of this is extreme and kids are resilient, God never intended for divorce. This is not to condemn those that are or have been divorced. Life happens sometimes, ultimately it needs to be avoided at all costs.

Here is the key: we must be "rooted" in Jesus!

Jeremiah 17:8 NLT
They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

Remember the song "like a tree planted by the waters, I shall not be moved", it's true. Soaking up the living waters of God and eating the bread of life, that living word of God!

We can save ourselves a lot of headache and heartache by doing those simple things. Love for someone can easily slip away if we aren't steadfast in praying for our marriages.

The world may try to redefine marriage and what a family is, they may make it seem like divorce is a way of life, God never intended for it! As Christians we know what God's desire is, protect your family and put down deep roots.