Forgiveness is NOT a License......

.....to stay in YOUR MESS!


You've heard it over and over again "I'm sorry, I promise I will change - things will be different from now on..."  

Forgiveness is extended because we are commanded to forgive yet, not long after the tears, the pleading and the promise offense has made its way again, and again AND again.  When does the change come into play?! NEVER! WHY? Because despite the genuine desire to change and various attempts, it takes a lot more than words.  It truly takes humility to look within and know that it is impossible to do without God.

War of the Roses

Trailer #1
The War of the Roses at MOVIECLIPS.com

This is a clip of a 1989 movie called "War of the Roses" and although it is hilarious, the antics they succumb to are not that far off from depicting the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of some of today's marriages.

Obviously this is NOT a Christian movie.  Therefore the couple in this film are NOT saved. BUT in comparison with couple's that ARE saved - how different are they or rather how similar?

If we are honest, we can identify with some of the attitudes and behaviors, although not as extreme as in this clip, but we ourselves possess similar ones during trying times.

From the outside looking in it seemed like a happy marriage - a fairy tale that I'm sure their friends admired.  This couple had it all: a great marriage, social life, wealth and success. Yet behind closed doors was another life.