Thoughts on Relationship on a blustery Friday morning
I love how Jesus did His first miracle at the wedding at Canna. =)
I feel that there are those who are called to marry and those who might feel the calling to stay single - God's plan and purpose for each one of us is different I guess? =) I totally respect those who choose not to marry - we are allowed to operate out of free will in this area. (Think Paul the Apostle?)
BUT as it is written, marriage is so that we have a help-mate so that when one falls, the other is there to help him/her up. =)
Just a thought - For those who are married, it is important to establish that marriage on Christ. A tripod is a stable base... and the marital tripod is that of husband, wife and Christ. Without Christ, the marriage finds it hard to be balanced and to stand.
It is not enough to be mere married believers, but to truly and wholeheartedly consecrate the marriage to Jesus, to expect of Him and not of each other.
Many married couples, I realise, face with challenges because they have expectations of each other that only Jesus can fulfill, not their spouse. When your spouse disappoints you, quickly cast that vexation on Christ instead of stewing on it - acknowledge that your spouse is NOT perfect and neither are you, but that Christ can be that perfection and healing place for your relationship with each other always.
Also, I agree with Jerome that marriage offers us a deeper revelation about the relationship between Christ and the Church. I also feel that it offers us insight to an intimacy that we should share with Christ as His brides. =)
He is also the well that we draw from for our marriage when things seem dry and parched. In Christ, the flame will not go out from our marriage!
Where do we as draw our ability to love our spouses? From the example of the unconditional love of our Saviour King.
A person who does not know unconditional love, cannot love as unconditionally as humanely possible.
Those who are dating still, I highly recommend that you marry someone who shares that same intimate walk with Christ. I am not trying to be 'religion-ist', having dated numerous non-believers before I came to be with my hubby, I assure you the journey is so different and so beautiful. When your spouse is secure in the love of Christ, the marriage is truly strong, loving, supportive and full of joy.
I also love how in the bible, the relationship between a couple is used as a parallel to the relationship between Christ and Us - Song of Solomons is one strong example. It is such a beautiful and romantic book - a great love letter from Jesus to each one of us on a personal level.
Hosea similarly parallels God's love for Israel with that of Hosea's marriage to a prostitute. A prostitute is an imagery of a nation that is seduced into a relationship with false gods/ idolatory. =p
I feel that there are those who are called to marry and those who might feel the calling to stay single - God's plan and purpose for each one of us is different I guess? =) I totally respect those who choose not to marry - we are allowed to operate out of free will in this area. (Think Paul the Apostle?)
BUT as it is written, marriage is so that we have a help-mate so that when one falls, the other is there to help him/her up. =)
Just a thought - For those who are married, it is important to establish that marriage on Christ. A tripod is a stable base... and the marital tripod is that of husband, wife and Christ. Without Christ, the marriage finds it hard to be balanced and to stand.
It is not enough to be mere married believers, but to truly and wholeheartedly consecrate the marriage to Jesus, to expect of Him and not of each other.
Many married couples, I realise, face with challenges because they have expectations of each other that only Jesus can fulfill, not their spouse. When your spouse disappoints you, quickly cast that vexation on Christ instead of stewing on it - acknowledge that your spouse is NOT perfect and neither are you, but that Christ can be that perfection and healing place for your relationship with each other always.
Also, I agree with Jerome that marriage offers us a deeper revelation about the relationship between Christ and the Church. I also feel that it offers us insight to an intimacy that we should share with Christ as His brides. =)
He is also the well that we draw from for our marriage when things seem dry and parched. In Christ, the flame will not go out from our marriage!
Where do we as draw our ability to love our spouses? From the example of the unconditional love of our Saviour King.
A person who does not know unconditional love, cannot love as unconditionally as humanely possible.
Those who are dating still, I highly recommend that you marry someone who shares that same intimate walk with Christ. I am not trying to be 'religion-ist', having dated numerous non-believers before I came to be with my hubby, I assure you the journey is so different and so beautiful. When your spouse is secure in the love of Christ, the marriage is truly strong, loving, supportive and full of joy.
I also love how in the bible, the relationship between a couple is used as a parallel to the relationship between Christ and Us - Song of Solomons is one strong example. It is such a beautiful and romantic book - a great love letter from Jesus to each one of us on a personal level.
Hosea similarly parallels God's love for Israel with that of Hosea's marriage to a prostitute. A prostitute is an imagery of a nation that is seduced into a relationship with false gods/ idolatory. =p
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