“Then the Lord God took, the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work and keep it” -Genesis 2:15
I think this principle applies to our life. Everything God has given us, our marriages, our families, and our personal lives, must be worded (cultivated) and guarded. If we don’t take care of what God has entrusted us with, it will not remain the way it began.
The Bible shows that when a field is neglected, it becomes overgrown and broken down. It doesn’t happen overnight but little by little, it falls apart because no one tends to it.
This is exactly how the enemy gets into our lives. He looks for areas that are not attended to, where we have stopped investing and paying attention. These are areas of our lives where, over time, things have begun to weaken. But when we decide to stay engaged, to care for what God has given us, we close the door on the enemy (Satan).
This principle isn’t complicated, but it takes consistency. When we intentionally invest in our marriage, our families, our prayer life, your minds, and our relationship with God. We can strengthen and protect what belongs to us and position it to flourish.
From Pity to Praise 