Week 310: Marriages and the Law Enforcement Profession
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 challenging 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, unsettling or confidential 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 the 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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