Marriage input, please!
What do you think, are marriages "made in heaven"? Does God have "just the right person" picked out for us?
I'm starting a new series this weekend called "Happily Ever After...?" It's going to be dealing with several marital myths. Last question for you: what marital myths do you see people buying into these days? What would you say the top 2-3 are?
Thanks for your input. See you this weekend,
Phil
I'm starting a new series this weekend called "Happily Ever After...?" It's going to be dealing with several marital myths. Last question for you: what marital myths do you see people buying into these days? What would you say the top 2-3 are?
Thanks for your input. See you this weekend,
Phil
posted by Pastor Phil Print at 2:48 PM
6 Comments:
1) Marriage comes with a warranty and/or exchange program.
2) As long as I don't actually physically Cheat on my spouse I'm doing a pretty good job.
3) We've been together for a while now so my spouse KNOWS how I feel about him/her.
Contrary to popular practice, there is no "cruise control" setting in a marriage!
The biggest marital myth is that you cannot change your spouse.
You can and will change your spouse; you just don't get to choose what changes you wreak upon each other.
If you become yoked to an unbeliever, your spiritual life will suffer. If your spouse hates your parents and siblings, you will grow distant from them. If your spouse nags and nitpicks and insults, you will lose self-confidence. If your spouse lies and cheats, you will stop trusting.
Of course, you can also be the recipient of positive traits. Which is why I married a German. And now I'm rarely late for an appointment, pay my bills on time, and fold my underwear into neat little quartered packets before it gets put into the drawer.
Well. Okay. He folds them. But 23 years later, I've come to really appreciate it.
Great insights, team! I've incorporated some into my message for this weekend.
Belle_South, are you serious about the underwear thing? That's a little freaky!
Done correctly, an undergarment can be shrunk to the size of a piece of toast.
I think the biggest myth about love (which is key in marriage) is that it is a feeling that can change over time. Love is a choice, not a feeling. I choose to love my wife and therefore our marriage is good. I also think this is modeled in God's relationship to us. He chooses to love us. He must choose to love us because his love for us never waivers. If love we just a feeling then God's love for us would quickly dewindle away because of the so often disappointing behavior we present. Love is a choice.
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