Marriage 101 (part 1)

As I promised, here’s the 1^st part…

Being a single and independent for several years until three months ago, I’ve encountered a lot more couples having trouble in their marriages than those who claim to be happily married. I got stuck with the idea that marriage is not a bed of roses but a headache. This had initially caused me fear to engage myself to a lifetime commitment. I thought I already knew a lot about handling relationships and resolving conflicts. Nobody would really know until it is experienced.  But one thing for sure is that, we don’t have to go through the same mistakes and failures that a lot of people get into if we are properly oriented and taught. Following are some important points we should consider before getting married.

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We should know what we are getting ourselves into. It isn’t a joke. Marriage is a lifetime commitment. 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary says marriage is a legal union, a contract by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death shall separate them. It was instituted by God himself for the purpose of preventing the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes, for promoting domestic felicity, and for securing the maintenance and education of children.

The biblical definition describes marriage as the presence of God in two people’s lives to fulfill a God-given purpose of honoring Him and believing for God’s provision to be upon them. It is important to make Christ as the head and center of our marriage. The very first marriage took place in the Garden of Eden. God is the author of marriage.  Genesis 2 describes how God gave man a work and a purpose. The husband has to take care of the woman and make her beautiful or better just like how a gardener takes care of his garden. It’s also good to know that God prepared the garden and gave everything Adam & Eve would need before He created them which depicts God’s provision.  Husband & wife are God’s gifts to each other.

{To be continued…}