Married for Life

Sorry I have not written in such a long time! Back in February of this year I married the love of my life, Tom! I am truly blessed to be married to such a godly man that supports, encourages, challenges, loves, and cares so much for me and those around him.

The past few weeks at church we have been going through the sermons entitled, "The Church in a Messy World".  It has been very good and I would highly encourage you to listen to the sermons! 

One point that my pastor made this past week about marriage that I think is utterly correct is that:
"When you say 'I Do' you become one with that person and you give up complete ownership of self."
When you say 'I Do' you are committing your entire self to that individual. EVERY part of who you are. You can not expect to get married and have life stay the way it was before marriage. Tom and I agree that things must and do change after you commit yourself to someone for life. Every part of your life must/will change (except most likely your beliefs and personality). Your actions, thoughts, concerns, ideas, viewpoint will change in some degree, whether you think they will or not. I am not saying you change the core of who you are but instead you are joining who you are (in every way) with another.

You can NOT be selfish and say, "I am my own person." You are no longer single once you say, 'I Do', and you are from that moment forward responsible for that other person and not just yourself.

Ephesians 5:29 "... no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church." 
Philippians 2:4 "Do not merely look out for your own personal interests but also for the interests of others."
1 Timothy 5:8a,c "If anyone does not provide... for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
Marriage takes work, love, commitment, compassion, respect, trust, friendship, faith, but most importantly God! Are there times that my husband and I have been selfish, absolutely. However, we are reminded of Christ and His perfect example of marriage. He was a very unselfish individual when it came to His marriage to the church.


  • To those who are already married, I encourage you to continue to seek after Christ, trust Him, and ask Him to take away any selfishness that may be there so that we can better love , provide, protect, love, and care for our spouse. 
  • To Those who are single, dating, (even engaged) , I challenge you to stop, think and pray. Are you ready to say, "I Do", to give up your ENTIRE self to your spouse, look out for their interests, to take on FULL responsibility for them just as you would yourself? 



Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2017 at 2:52 PM

    Such a great post and encouragement! Thanks for sharing your heart and it's exciting to hear you are married! I love the point you made that from the moment you say I do you are committed for life. It's a binding commitment making two one.

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