End Side Chick Day!!

Last year, I heard about an underground "holiday" that takes place on February 15, called Side Chick Day. So you celebrate Valentine's Day with your husband or wife on February 14, then you celebrate Valentine's Day with the man or woman you're having an affair with the following day. A day with your guy or girl on the side. Side Chick Day. A day basically dedicated and celebrating the fact that you're lying and betraying the one you married. It's not a day of celebration, but rather a day of sadness.

Listen, I understand marriage isn't easy. Marriage takes a lot of work to keep that love alive and to make it grow every day. It is really easy to fall into complacency and get into a rut where you're just going through the motions every day. It gets exciting when a new man or woman shows interest in you. But when you entered into marriage with your significant other, you made a promise to them, under God. You promised to commit to them and only them, through sickness and health, rich or poor, good times and bad. Christ even confirms this in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 10, that a "man will leave his mother and father and cling to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

Entering into an affair damages many things. It damages your view of your husband or wife as you look at another man/woman with lust. Your relationship with your better half is deeply hurt. You, also, are damaged. After the affair is discovered, it's going to be extremely difficult for you to build that trust with your other half back up. It could take years. That's if he/she even gives you the chance, but hopefully they stay true to their vow and forgive you.

Lastly, it damages your relationship with God. Each sin separates you from God. Think about all the sins you have to commit to carry out an affair. You're devoting a lot of time coming up with lies to explain your wherabouts, not to mention the extramarital lust and sex that goes on. That's a lot of time you could be devoting to strenthening your marriage and your relationship with God.

Marriage is a beautiful thing. It's an example of God's love to everyone who lays eyes on you. That's especially important these days as divorce and affairs are so prevalent. You can be an example to others who may be thinking about an affair, that marriage is important, even if many treat it like it's another level of dating that doesn't REALLY matter. You can be an example that marriage does matter.

Pray for all who struggle in their marriages, or carry on affairs, that they can see the hurt they are causing to themselves and others, and that they can stop and work on making their marriage strong and full of love.

God bless!