Where has the Family gone?

One of the biggest downfalls in the family today is the lack of male leadership in the home. When I think of a strong Christian family I think of one in which the father is leading his family to a deeper relationship with God and with each other. The sad fact is that this ideal biblical model is becoming harder and harder to find. We have all been cut to the heart by the stories that we have heard throughout our brotherhood. Families are and have been falling apart for quite some time now. Divorce is so common today, that there is almost no negative stigma attached to it anymore. We even find this to be true in the church. Have we forgotten how God feels about all of this? In Malachi chapter 2 he reminds the people that the Lord acts as their witness when they enter into the marriage covenant. They are not to break faith with the wife of their youth. Then God himself speaks in verse 16, “I hate divorce….guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.” God makes his feelings about breaking the marriage covenant very clear in this text. As someone who has experienced its devastating effects first hand, I think I begin to understand why God speaks out against it so strong. Let us agree with God, and do everything in our power to keep our families from falling victim to it.