Strength for Today

Yesterday I heard on the news that Al Gore and his wife Tipper are separating after 40 years of marriage. At one time the Gores were devout Baptists with Al even taking a pro-life stance and Tipper leading a national crusade against obscene lyrics in rock and roll music. When Bill Clinton tabbed Gore to be his Vice President things started to change. Erwin Lutzer has said, "We have put men on the moon but have not found a solution for moral decay. We have made gigantic strides in medicine but cannot stop the alarming number of divorces and the near dissolution of the family unit." When high profile people like the Gores divorce, it only exacerbates the problem. Billy Graham was devoted to his wife Ruth as long as they were married. Graham said, "Divorce is an easy escape . . . but the guilt and loneliness they experience can be even more tragic than living with their problems." Al and Tipper, sadly, are about to find that out. Don't you make the same mistake! Marriage is for life. Marriage is life. As Paul Frost commented, "A successful marriage demands a divorce ~ a divorce from your own self-love." Love your mate more than you love yourself and you won't wind up like the Gores.