marriage is one woman, one man,
joined as one before god

 Marriage is is the celebration of the love God has shown us
 
Marriage - the first and most important institution that was created by God himself at the beginning time.

Here are the words of Jesus Christ as recorded by the Apostle Mark

’For this reason a man will leave his father and mother

and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’

So they are no longer two, but one. (Mark 10:7-8)

 

 

Old or young, all couples relationships except for marriage are  a barter system.

We find a person who we are attracted to.  Perhaps they make us laugh, listen to our troubles, have the same likes and dislikes.  Then it is a matter of how many or what dislikes we have for them.  Do they smoke, swear, play with their ear or anything we do not like.  As we experience more good times with them, we start growing feelings for them.

Then we start considering if they are worth us spending more time with them and exposing more of who we are with each other.

Then when we think we know each other well enough, we start considering making a semi commitment to each other.  We consider the good and the bad, and we try to barter away some of the bad.

For those who are not committed or strong enough, they may consider living together
and risking the many personal physical, medical or spiritual disasters.

Many of those who thought they could get away with living together,
will never again achieve the level of relationship to be able to move on to marriage.

Marriage is seldom easy, but almost always rewarding.

 

 

What is Marriage ?  Marriage is a man and woman who have been in a relationship and are ready to commit to helping each other change to become the loving people that God wants them to be.

PUT GOD FIRST IN YOUR MARRIAGE- Decide that you will believe God's word as the authority on the subject of marriage. Many bible have a concordance or index in the back. Look up the word marriage and get scriptures on the subject.

Many today try to destroy the Marriage.  They try to pretend they do not know what a marriage is or try to downsize it to a social event, or social union.  A social union would be a couple announcing they are dating, or a pre engagement, or perhaps a couple going into business together.

Marriage – the first and most important institution that
                      was created by God himself at the beginning time.
 

Here are the words of Jesus Christ

’For this reason a man will leave his father and mother
and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’
So they are no longer two, but one.

Perhaps a change of how the vows should be read

Thank you Lord for putting (bride name) into my life.
(bride name) is the most important person to me, after you Lord.
I promise from this day forward I will always show my love for her
by always putting you Lord first in everything, and (bride name) second.
I give my life to you and her and ask that if I ever fail at this
that you will take my life.

This is what marriage is

 

Research and studies are good to teach us things  that we do not know about.  I would like to share something that is not a study, research or hearsay, but something I know to be fact, because it is my life.

God presented me with a woman who lived several hundred miles from me.  We had lots of conversations over many months, however we never saw a picture of each other.  I had to travel to Boston to meet her.  A year later we got married.  Aside from my salvation, it was the best day of my life.  We co managed a retail store together for a couple years before i could convince her to move to South Carolina with me.  Every day was not perfect, we had many of the same complications as everyone else.  But she was always fantastic to me, she has always been the best part of my day and always will be.  I wake up many nights and watch her sleep.  She tells me always how great I am, and how lucky she is.  But it is not luck. . . I have been blessed beyond words to have her in my life.  It is like the birth of a child.  so precious, the miracle of life.

This is how I feel with her everyday.  My disappointment is any time I can not make her happy, like when she struggled with breast cancer. It was hard dealing with her cancer, however God did a perfect job of carrying us both through it. I became a Pastor July of 2011.  I have spoken with many Pastors who speak highly of their wife.  I have been told a Pastor needs a very supportive wife, so again, I am blessed for I have the wife who is perfect for me.  My wife and I like to attend the weddings together.  It is our prayer that other couples will be as happy as us with a marriage that will last them forever.

We have a great marriage, however that does not mean we agree on everything.  My wife is a very complex person, and me. . . I am the simple guy.

My wife keeps things private, and I share everything.

Many people get excited to see a famous movie star, or singer. . .

For me, my wife is my Movie Star!

So I know.  When you center your marriage around God,
He will Bless your marriage.

 

 

God meant for us to enjoy the marvelous beauty and material resources of our world. But Jesus wanted to make clear that we can’t truly delight in possessions if they consume us while we are consuming them.

 When Jesus made his pilgrimage to the cross, his disciples accompanied him to Jerusalem. True, they would all have their moments of quivering fright that sent them scrambling into hiding, yet they joined him as best they could. And eventually they all suffered great loss as they took up their crosses and followed him.

 The greatest thing about courtship and marriage is that we don’t have to go through life alone. We share our journey with another. We reaffirm the faith and values we have spoken about in the easy times so that when we have to slog through the swamp of despair or navigate the hard places of loss, we can encourage each other to put our feet in appropriate places and keep our eyes trained on our Savior, Jesus Christ. Together we can follow him.

Wayne Brouwer

 

Let’s Talk

What are our 20-year goals? In what ways could those goals nurture or destroy our relationship? How would Jesus nudge us to change or clarify our plans?

What is our net worth? How do we measure it? What questions can we ask to help us think through the true value of our possessions?

What have we accumulated as a couple that we will pass on to our children? How might those things be a blessing? A hardship?

 

 

 

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God created marriage and nothing will ever change that

 

The Government can tell you the water will not get you wet, or that you can flap your arms and fly. . . .or many other things that we are aware are not true

 

Only a fool, will accept what they know is not true

 

God made Marriage: One Man and One Woman

Marriage: is One Man and One Woman

Marriage will always be: One Man and One Woman