The Consequences of Choices

I turned the news on this morning as I usally do to hear the weather and of course the news. Today the news was on about Governor Schwarznegger and his maritial infidelity against his wife. The reporter talked about the relationship he had with a staffer. They talked about how he then had a "love child" to her. The story went on to talk about how this whole thing was tough on everyone involved. The Governor stated that he loved his wife and family and that he was going to try to get through this situation. I was disturbed when he claimed love for his wife and family. I believe that if a person loves his or her spouse and family they would stay faithful to them.

I heard a talk show discussing the topic. They said about politicians having affairs, actors' marriages ending in divorce and men in sports being womanizers. They said Arnold was doomed since he was involved in all three. I felt sad that he was just another statistic now. He made a choice to break his vows with his wife and engaged in a relationship that never should have happened. He is now facing the consequences for choosing to do the wrong thing. Just as Tiger Woods faced the same thing and paid a dear price for his unfaithfulness, Arnold is now experiencing the same consequences. What saddens me most is that the family is already under attack from a lot of different fronts. The enemy is out to destroy the family and he is doing that by spouses cheating and hurting each other. Sometimes he uses domestic issues to break the family apart. What really breaks God's heart is when Christians fail and commit adultery that leads to the marriage ending in divorce. Christians are divorcing almost at the same rate as non-Christians. The only thing that will save the family is for us as beleivers to make Christ the focal point of our lives and marriages. When we love Christ we can love others including our spouses and family members. We need Him to hold our marriages together and thereby keeping the family in tact. As the family goes, so goes the church. We need to be faithful to Him and each other.

The media talks about Arnold's "love child" which is an oxymoron. If he really loved his wife the only children he would have would be to her. A "love child" is not really a love child but the consequence of a bad choice. I certainly hope that this child does not bear the shame of the two people who brought him into this world. Lets choose to love our husbands or wivws as Christ loves us and gave Himself for us!