I have a word burning in my heart. A word burning for the family. For marriage.
I see divorce ravaging the world around us all the time. It’s so devastating. It brings a heavy cost and burden to the children being raised within.
I am calling out to God’s people to restore the commitment of marriage. Keeping the covenant holy. Being steadfast in our decision to spend our whole lives with a mate.
Marriage is a mirror of what we will see in heaven.
When our Bridegroom comes, and we are married to Him.
Will you be committed to Him? How can we say we will if we fail to live out commitment now?
I stay committed and in love with my husband for the Lord.
Yes, I love my husband, but more than that, I love God.
I see in my marriage opportunities to honor God with my commitment every day.
Within marriage I see the opportunity to learn humility. Within marriage I see the opportunity to learn to forgive and be forgiven. Within marriage I see the opportunity to assume the best of someone instead of believing for the worst. Within marriage I see the opportunity to learn how to be loved, as well as learning to love another.
Marriage is purposeful.
The culture doesn’t decide the health of my marriage. Culture doesn’t get to tell me what is toxic in my marriage and what is God.
In moments of difficulty between us, I go to God alone to decide if it’s worth it to stay within this covenant. God alone. No man gets to decide for me. Only God.
Every time I’ve gone to Him with, even our most difficult challenges, He’s reminded me of what He plans to do with our marriage. He reminds me of the promise He’s placed over our covenant.
Staying married is a blessing to us…but staying married while walking in forgiveness, joy, and love…is a blessing to everyone around us.
We get to choose. Choose joy. Choose forgiveness. Choose love.
Love keeps no record of wrongs…so how can we?
Can’t we lay pride aside long enough to forgive, receive joy overflowing, and allow our children and their children to experience the beauty of our loving marriage?
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
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