Week 171: Marriages and the Law Enforcement Profession

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Please join with us this week in praying for marriages in which law enforcement is the career of one or both partners.


Marriages in this life situation can face a number of difficult problems.  The spouse in law enforcement may deal frequently with the darkest side of life and, consequently, can become quite jaded, finding it difficult to count on or fully believe in anyone.  This attitude can easily transfer to the marriage relationship, making intimacy and trust a struggle.



Communication can also be difficult in these marriages.  The nature of the job can make it difficult for the couple to share in conversation about a day’s work, particularly if one spouse presses for too many details and if the other spouse withholds information thought to be too sordid or unsettling for casual conversation.



The spouse not in law enforcement often experiences the stress of knowing the other may face a life-threatening situation at any time.  This knowledge means every siren, every breaking news story, even a spouse being late to get home can strike fear in the heart of the other.



These couples also live under the cloud of a profession's reputation as one that suffers comparatively high rates of alcoholism, divorce and suicide.



Please pray this week that

  • the Lord will protect those in the law enforcement profession
  • the Lord will grant these protectors of the peace the ability to see the good in life and the ability to celebrate that good with their spouses
  • the spouses of those in law enforcement will experience the peace that can only come from the Lord
  • these couples will be discerning in which job experiences need to be shared and which are best left unspoken
  • these couple will be wise in finding positive ways to deal with the unique stresses and unknowns of the law enforcement life
  • these couples will have strong believing friends in other walks of life who can help provide balance and normalcy
  • maybe you and your spouse can be some of those believing friends 

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