Our generation has become so complacent with carrying over our dating habits into our thoughts and rituals of marriage. We see that while we are dating that if anything goes wrong that we can just bail out.
I heard someone say that our generation continues to take marriage too lightly.
It is a weighty expedition this thing we call marriage. It takes two travelers who both hold one half of the map of life. We think that if that person holds their piece of the map the wrong way just one time that they are no longer worth traveling with. We find it suitable to sneak away in the night leaving them to travel the rest of the road on their own. That is just not correct.
Divorce in not an option. No matter what. Marriage between two people is supposed to resemble Christ’s marriage to the church. And if a marriage between men and women is supposed to resemble that then divorce can never enter the mind.
Even in the dark shadows of mans sinful ways we must find God. When these things enter into marriage the one that has sinned must search endlessly for the repentant heart just as David did. This repentant heart will save your soul weary traveler. And you who are begging for strength to forgive must pray that the one you love find themselves on knees at His feet.
We just need to remember our grandparents and their love; the love that flourished from their work and dedication.
Oh how lightly we take that word Dedication. What does it truly mean? Or is it just trust? No, it has to be more. It has to resemble a full on, face first dive into a love that, at times, may not be perfect. I think it may be something like what our hearts looked like when we first believed. Not knowing what was going to happen when we stepped out in faith, but we did it anyway. And that step has made all the difference.
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