Marriage? What is the first image that comes to mind? You and your sweetie running through a grassy meadow hand in hand smiling as you both maneuver around the "mines of life together"? What about the image of you both riding on a roller coaster smiling sweetly at one another as you are about to drop down about 300ft at 90 miles an hour, not really knowing if the love that fuels this roller coaster called Marriage can withstand the dips, drops, and plunges of life? Maybe your mind brings up images of the old ball and chain perhaps? Well you know what, we all go through all of these images throughout our marriages. One day we're like, I love you so much Snoogy Woogy and then we have those days that make you want to pray and ask God, Is this the ONE or should I look for another?!
My husband and I have been married for 11 years and we've had some really great times and some really hard and challenging times. Being a Christian doesn't exempt us from the rain and storms, that eventually find their way over our perfect little cottage with the white picket fence. Marriage is and can be wonderful if we view it and respect it the way God has intended. God ordained and established the marriage covenant and He meant it to be enjoyable, a witness, and a work that He wants to be apart of. Remember these words in Ecclesiastes 4:12- Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. God IS that third cord that binds us and keeps us together, and He wants to have "total access." He does that through His Spirit, His Word, and by placing those around us who will give us Godly counsel and encourage us on our way. As we go through marriage God is guiding, correcting, and instructing us. We cannot rely upon our own wisdom to get us through this most precious and sacred covenant we NEED God's wisdom and help.
Did you know that marriage is not a business transaction, where one partner vows to give 50% if the other does too? Did you know that marriage is not conditional,if you do this I'll do that and if you don't, I won't? These examples are worldly in nature and self centered. Marriage God's way says you two are One flesh and it will take you both moving forward, to get through life successfully with all it's joys and pains, ups and downs, ins and outs. Sometimes in marriage one partner wants to move quicker than the other. Sometimes in marriage one partner puts the other partner out a limb behind a bad decision made. We affect each other with every move we make positively or negatively but one thing that we can say works through it all is loving one another and forgiving one another the way God has forgiven and loves us through Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:13- Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. My husband and I have not mastered this, we have days we are right on the money and we have days that we miss by a long shot. The key is to keep moving forward with made up minds that we are going to have and hold onto each other tightly, in sickness or health, for better or for worse, til death to us apart.
Pray for your spouse & your marriage ***
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