Drawing from Malachi 2:10-16, this sermon explores how spiritual drift is never contained to one area of life. The pastor traces a progression seen in the people of Israel: their love for God faded, their worship became hollow, and ultimately their treatment of others suffered. Using the covenant of marriage as a central illustration, the sermon demonstrates that how we treat people is a direct reflection of how we treat God. When God becomes secondary, compromise feels normal, and the people we are called to protect can become the people we hurt most. The sermon closes with a deeply personal story about the pastor's father coming to faith on his deathbed, offering a powerful reminder that God never stops pursuing those he loves, even when they have spent a lifetime drifting from him.