Marriage

Too many marriages are ending in divorce these days. And, sadly, it is the Christian marriages that are leading the way in this trend. It seems everyone is closely related to a divorce in some way or another. The question for those of us who are single is, how do we stop this trend from pervasively poisoning our marriages? The answer is simple but by no means easy.
Let me first state the problem, as any good doctor diagnosis the disease ere he prescribes the cure. The reason why so many marriages are falling apart is because we found too much on the emotions of love. Sadly, we expect too much from our respective spouses. Marriage is not a give and take. When you dive in, it is all give and no take. Indeed, love is not an emotion but an action. Let us take the greatest of examples, Jesus the Christ. He loved His bride even unto the point of death. Is this how we love?
But this is not the ultimate problem. It is but a symptom. This is really just a spawn of the fact that we love ourselves too much. There can only be one true object of love and if that object is ourselves, we will be consumed by it and ultimately destroyed by this self devotion. Further, our spouse will be left out.
The solution is not pure love of your spouse for this can never be achieved but for true love. And true love only comes from the love of Christ. You must love Christ and Him ALONE. And if you love Him, and you build your relationships and your marriage on the foundation of Christ and His Holy Word, you will have an ever certain reliance through the rough times ahead. Love Christ.

Soli Deo Gloria