When many people think of marriage today, they don’t. They don’t take it seriously and they don’t give it a second thought.
Because when they do take that step, half the time they’ve already told themselves that if it don’t work out they’ll get a divorce. Nine times out of ten they’ve already said that to someone else as well.
Marriage should not be taken lightly. It is and should be viewed as a covenant between two people who has chosen to become one. One heart and one flesh with one goal. Not as a contract, which is what divorce is all about. You go into it with the mind set, if it don’t work out I’ll just get out.
A covenant is a binding agreement. Something that you vow to honor forever and a day and when you go into your marriage thinking of it that way, your marriage will be the better for it.
Marriage should be viewed like a beautiful flower that blooms each spring. And like green blades of grass growing out of the ground. In order for flowers to bloom and grow and in order for grass to be healthy and green, they have to be nurtured and cared for.
if your flowers or your grass is not watered and fertilized, they will wither and die. A marriage is the same way. Think about it…you have to nurture and take care of it or it will wither and die as well.
Marriage is give and take and we learn that as we mature. It’s not only about us, it’s about us two. Sometimes you make sacrifices and sometimes you don’t but if you look to God and his holy word it will be alright and that little sacrifice you made is not a big deal.
As we age our appearances change and so does our health, and if your marriage is rooted and grounded in the word you won’t have to worry about your spouse leaving because of that change or because it got a little hard.
One thing is constant and will always happen and that’s age and change. As God fearing people we know that and accept it with pride and joy. Because to age is a Blessing from God.
None of us are experts at marriage. We take what we have and work with it. And if we follow God’s word and will for our lives, we’ll be the better for it. We’ll have love, peace and happiness and divorce will be the last thing on our minds.
Nurture your marriage by doing what you have to do to have a healthy, happy marriage. Not looking at what someone else is doing but looking at what God would have you to do and divorce will be the last thing on your mind.
Nurture it and it will Grow!
