Does Satan Attack Marriages?

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It’s no secret that problems can exist within a marriage. Do you think that some of those problems can be attributed to Satan’s infiltration of good marriages? Or, does Satan have nothing whatsoever to do with marital problems?

Have any of you experienced this in your marriage? If so, what tactics has Satan used to create marital problems?
 
All the time, probably one of the fronts where Satan has had a lot of success in the last century.
 
Satan detests each of the Sacraments, because they carry us further away from him and closer to God. Marriage, in particular, is under assault in this age. Browsing the threads here, one can see marriages of 20 years that have suddenly encountered difficulties. Old flames re-appearing, porn addiction, jealousy, egos flaring and taking spouses in different directions, financial trouble, child rearing and discipline disagreements, contraception, even abortions. In each case, there is a weakness in one or both spouses which the evil one - ever the opportunist - takes advantage of in his attempt to rend asunder what God has joined together.

This is leaving aside polygamy, an increasing problem in the illegal immigrant population, where married men come here for work, fall in love and are married again on the promise of ersatz residence status. Polygamy also rears its head in certain pseudo-Christian religions. And, the re-definition of marriage into whatever two beings decide is marriage?

Oh, yes. It is under assault like never before.
 
Hands down, YES! For example, a day after my husband and I were married in the Church I received an email from a long-time college crush and friend (whom I had not heard from in about 4 years). I did not respond, and at first was caught a little off guard, but then realized that it must be a compliment about the marriage if Satan wanted to attack so quickly. From the moment we married in the Church (and hubby’s been in diaconate formation beginning at the same time), we have had plenty of attacks on our marriage from little things like crazy thoughts taking over one or the other to real threats to our marriage. Now, I recognize them for what they are and don’t let them upset me anymore. I will say, they have made our marriage stronger. 👍
 
icedtea said:
It’s no secret that problems can exist within a marriage. Do you think that some of those problems can be attributed to Satan’s infiltration of good marriages? Or, does Satan have nothing whatsoever to do with marital problems?

Have any of you experienced this in your marriage? If so, what tactics has Satan used to create marital problems?
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The key to dismantling the morality of a society is to break down the values of the family.

What better way to breakdown the values of the family than to corrupt the love of a mother for her child?

What better way to corrupt the love of a mother for her child that to create the concept that it is all right to kill your child, because, after all, it is your body and you have your rights and it is not really human yet…right?
 
I’d say yes. My husband left me. His main reason, I didn’t earn enough money. He also cheated on me, opened up secret credit card accounts, stole joint money, etc. We went to counseling and he could never “see” why his actions were wrong or could be hurtful to me. And in turn, I started to hate him… truly hate. It was dark and, frankly, evil. I wished horrible things upon him. It took a lot of confessing, pray and introspect to get out of that pit. Satan had his fingers everywhere and almost dragged me down.

But he lost in that after all that I feel closer to God (and the Church) more than ever. God stood by me and got me though all that.
 
icedtea said:
It’s no secret that problems can exist within a marriage. Do you think that some of those problems can be attributed to Satan’s infiltration of good marriages? Or, does Satan have nothing whatsoever to do with marital problems?

Have any of you experienced this in your marriage? If so, what tactics has Satan used to create marital problems?
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You bet he does, and his absolute favorite weapon of choice is pornography.
 
I think so. But more or less I think its when one of them isnt as strong anymore and strays away to the bad rather than the good.
 
icedtea said:
It’s no secret that problems can exist within a marriage. Do you think that some of those problems can be attributed to Satan’s infiltration of good marriages? Or, does Satan have nothing whatsoever to do with marital problems?

Have any of you experienced this in your marriage? If so, what tactics has Satan used to create marital problems?
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Given your situation as exposed on your most recent thread, I’m wondering where you’re going with this.

Marriages can have problems. I don’t know if the problems are exactly the result of Satin’s work. But perhaps the way we deal with them can be. I’d imagine satin looks for easy prey. No?

So, let’s say for example the husband, sole supporter loses his job. I don’t think that’s satin at work. But then how does eash spouse handle this? Does the wife flip out, call her husband a loser, names, etc? Or does she say. OK, we’ll get through this. I’ll work if necessary. She can respond with love or hate right? Then keep going. Suppose she says she’ll get a job. Maybe her field is eaiser to get work in. But then the husband decides that would be degrading, and prevents her from doing so. But then mopes around feeling sorry for himself. And doesn’t really get off his bum.
 
Opps I hit enter too fast.

I think Satan is an opportunist. Why work really hard to get a soul when he can just pluck the weakend ones up with ease?

He knows that God loves ALL his children with equality. Each loss is a blow to God. Creating more sadness? I don’t think the devil is stupid. I think he’d play the numbers and get as many souls as he can…

So, Iced Tea… I’m concerned you’re worried that the devil has his hand in your relationship. And well, you’ve been emotionally taken for a ride. Wouldn’t it be JUST GREAT for the devil if you chose to wallow; If you chose not to figure out how to get past the problem that has been presented to you? The devil may have had his grips on your wife when you were both young. But I really think God let your paths cross. You showed her a way she could be on board with. You’re now privy to Satan’s attempt on her soul.

How are you going to handle that??? I’m sure he’d love to take you BOTH down…

I’m still praying for you both… that you may return to renewed level of love. In spite of the wrongs done.
 
About Satan taking the weakest souls rather than working too hard, yes I see the point there. But I’ve been taught that Satan would rather have the soul of one priest than a thousand other souls - strike the shepherd, scatter the sheep, so to speak. Generally priests wouldn’t be considered the weakest of souls, - at least I hope not.
Anything that leads us away from God is attributed to Satan - anything away from God is toward Satan. You cannot move away from God without moving closer to Satan. So yes, Satan attacks marriages - maybe he won’t succeed. The choice is up to the individuals as to whether they give in to him or not.
 
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About Satan taking the weakest souls rather than working too hard, yes I see the point there. But I’ve been taught that Satan would rather have the soul of one priest than a thousand other souls - strike the shepherd, scatter the sheep, so to speak. Generally priests wouldn’t be considered the weakest of souls, - at least I hope not.
Anything that leads us away from God is attributed to Satan - anything away from God is toward Satan. You cannot move away from God without moving closer to Satan. So yes, Satan attacks marriages - maybe he won’t succeed. The choice is up to the individuals as to whether they give in to him or not.
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I agree. Why would Satan try to work on a soul that already ignores God? He wants as many souls as possible so he tries to attack those souls who are still on “alert” to him and his antics.
 
Yes. It is amazing - sometimes it is obvious and sometimes it is more cunning. In my case there were many issues. The big underlining thing in the end for me was that my xh left and went to a girlfriend who publicly professes herself as a Wiccan and is married to a man serving his country overseas. Anyway, it was a marriage made in Hell and I can thank God for getting me out of it intact. It does not lessen my faith - it serves to strengthen my faith. In this case since I truly believe that there will be a finding of nullity of marriage then there was no marriage for Satan to attack - instead just two people. My faith was in Christ and His Bride, the Church (the Ultimate Marriage for him to attack which he tries to do everyday) so I made it through with my faith intact and a mission. My xh - will answer for what he has done and I pray that he may find the confessional before his death one of these days.
 
KKPG said:
About Satan taking the weakest souls rather than working too hard, yes I see the point there. But I’ve been taught that Satan would rather have the soul of one priest than a thousand other souls - strike the shepherd, scatter the sheep, so to speak. Generally priests wouldn’t be considered the weakest of souls, - at least I hope not.
Anything that leads us away from God is attributed to Satan - anything away from God is toward Satan. You cannot move away from God without moving closer to Satan. So yes, Satan attacks marriages - maybe he won’t succeed. The choice is up to the individuals as to whether they give in to him or not.
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That may be true. I have not been taught that. However, that would be part of the numbers game. So, for example. A priest becomes a known pedifile… Wow, how glorious for the Devil. Because then what happens. The whole community is devistated. Let’s say 2000 people. Now we’re talkin’. That was worth the effort no? Because NOW Satan has an opportunity to turn people away from God and church.

A priest that molests children is a weak soul. He didn’t just wake up one day (unless possessed… a whole other topic that freaks me out to even discuss.) and say, “hey, I like little boys.” Satan is ON ALERT… There’s a priest… Now, let’s get him. He might back down for a while. Let the priest fight it a bit. 2 boys this year. Oh… he feels he must stop. He prays… he thinks he has it licked… then BAM, another attack, and 10 boys next year… then another 5 and so on… Until One day… Satan is PLeASED! That priest has done so much work for him! Because now, these boys, they are traumatized. BY THEIR CHURCH… BY THEIR GOD! And they turn away.

WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!!! NO? Why would God let this happen? Doesn’t he love us? Why not protect us? And then, people quit going to chuch… Oh the numbers start racking up… It’s a GAME. I can see how a priest is more valuable to SATAN. But not to God. God loves us all. With the same amount of love to a degree of infinity and beyond. Satan, I suspect “loves” a person for what a person can bring him. Satan is a gold digger. He is a young gorgeous woman sleeping with an 80 year old man to get the estate!

So yes, you may be right. But it’s still a numbers game…
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I agree. Why would Satan try to work on a soul that already ignores God? He wants as many souls as possible so he tries to attack those souls who are still on “alert” to him and his antics.
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Not all souls are ignoring God. Many are in a state of limbo. You may be able to have a drink every now and then. Perhaps daily. But let’s say you have a really strong drink. Are you senses NOT weakened? You KNOW you’re not supposed to get into a car and drive. But then you have another drink. Oh, that was tasty. And my problems… well, they’re a little fuzzy… When do you make the decision to get into a car and drive? I’ve had one too many on occassion. I KNOW not to drive. There is NOTHING that would get me to drive. What makes others get in the car? There is something there. A sort of weakness.

I’m not saying Satan doesn’t go for less than weak souls. I’m sure there are some just fun to go for. Did he NOT abuse Padre Pio? Through out his entire childhood. Do you know he thought EVERYONE physically batteled Satan. But why would Satan do that? I suspect, and I can only do that, as we’re NOT FRIENDS!!! I suspect he too was aware of all that Padre Pio could accomplish. And had he not forced himself to fight. The world would have lost much. Google Padre Pio, and war airplanes. He stopped BOMBINGS of innocent people. Now, wouldn’t it have been great for Satan if that could have happened? Padre Pio’s stigmata outed (after the fact) people within the church that were weak. Oh, what a cue!!! The Pope sent people to report on the stigmata, and they LIED! They said he was faking! I don’t think we should equate power of position with a strong soul. Power of position lead Satan to Opportunities. So, he may attack the Stong souls. With all his might if he sees it’s worth it. But he may rather just lead a weak soul right to the top. His little puppet perhaps.

Don’t forget that even Jesus had Judas among him. The lesson. Evil is sitting right NEXT to you. And you may have inadvertantly chosen to trust it. It happens. EVEN Jesus did the same thing. But how we respond to that Evil… That’s what Satin is counting on. He’s HOPING! How are you going to respond when something bad happens. Will you turn to your beloved Judas and forgive him(her?)??? Satan would like it if you didn’t! Jesus showed us that we can fight evil when we’re faced with it… wow!
 
You know, I have a habit for routing for the underdog.

When I read the story of Padre Pio, and how he was treated by the Pope, because of what the Pope had been falsely told. I was furious! I was very angry. I remember calling my mother. HOW COULD THE CHURCH do that? It actually created doubt for me. Not so much in God, but how to get to God. Oh dear. My mother, bless her. She would call me back every day to share some lesson she learned that might keep me on track. Not lose my faith. I know it seems silly that I might lose my faith over this story. I will mention additionally, I had a dealing with a priest that was so aweful to me personally. I was not abused by him. However, he had a way of trying to make me feel I was a piece of Cr*p. Then it turned out he was to be brought up on valid charges for sexual misconduct. I remember being soooo traumatized by it. This EVIL man, giving me guidance. What a load of… you know what? Clearly I had placed my trust in EVIL without even knowing it. And the CHURCH didn’t protect me from it…

That was HARD! It’s taken me a long time to get to that place that I can say. Yes, there will be evil people among my chosen trustees (so to speak)… It will happen. They will make us look bad to the rest of the world… That’s something I (all of us) have to deal with…

But it’s worth it… THAT I KNOW…
 
Here are the CCC teachings on the power of Satan on man:
394 Scripture witnesses to the disastrous influence of the one Jesus calls “a murderer from the beginning”, who would even try to divert Jesus from the mission received from his Father.273 "The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil."274 In its consequences the gravest of these works was the mendacious seduction that led man to disobey God.
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395 The power of Satan is, nonetheless, not infinite. He is only a creature, powerful from the fact that he is pure spirit, but still a creature. He cannot prevent the building up of God’s reign. Although Satan may act in the world out of hatred for God and his kingdom in Christ Jesus, and although his action may cause grave injuries - of a spiritual nature and, indirectly, even of a physical nature- to each man and to society, the action is permitted by divine providence which with strength and gentleness guides human and cosmic history. It is a great mystery that providence should permit diabolical activity, but "we know that in everything God works for good with those who love him."275
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398 In that sin man preferred himself to God and by that very act scorned him. He chose himself over and against God, against the requirements of his creaturely status and therefore against his own good. Constituted in a state of holiness, man was destined to be fully “divinized” by God in glory. Seduced by the devil, he wanted to “be like God”, but “without God, before God, and not in accordance with God”.279
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2851 In this petition, evil is not an abstraction, but refers to a person, Satan, the Evil One, the angel who opposes God. The devil (dia-bolos) is the one who “throws himself across” God’s plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ.
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2852 “A murderer from the beginning, . . . a liar and the father of lies,” Satan is "the deceiver of the whole world."165 Through him sin and death entered the world and by his definitive defeat all creation will be "freed from the corruption of sin and death."166 Now "we know that anyone born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one."167
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The Lord who has taken away your sin and pardoned your faults also protects you and keeps you from the wiles of your adversary the devil, so that the enemy, who is accustomed to leading into sin, may not surprise you. One who entrusts himself to God does not dread the devil. "If God is for us, who is against us?"168
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It is very clear in the CCC that Satan works to interfere with ALL acts of Grace.
 
icedtea said:
It’s no secret that problems can exist within a marriage. Do you think that some of those problems can be attributed to Satan’s infiltration of good marriages? Or, does Satan have nothing whatsoever to do with marital problems?

Have any of you experienced this in your marriage? If so, what tactics has Satan used to create marital problems?
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Absolutely Satan attacks marriages. One of his greatest successes.
 
OrdinaryMelkite said:
Absolutely Satan attacks marriages. One of his greatest successes.
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And it is so easy. All he has to do is convince the husband or wife that there is something better “out there”, usually the husband, and usually through either greed or lust. That is why pornography is so insidious.
 
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