July 26, 2003
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Marriage should be sacred
I just watched a few minutes of a tv special dealing with the shortest celebrity marriages. It’s really sad that the sanctity and sacred aspects of marriage are taken so lightly today. It’s so easy to get a divorce. The common denominator among most of the “marriages” they highlighted was the amount of time the couples spent getting to know each other. The vast majority of them had only known each other for a couple of months. A few of them only knew each other for a few days before tying the knot. How can you marry the person you’re supposed to spend the rest of your life with when you haven’t spent time determining whether or not that person is that person? Marriage is cheap today. It means very little which makes getting out of it mean even less. I find that sad. I’m not married yet but once I am(or If..), I plan on doing everything within my power to make sure it works. I know that talk is cheap and marriage is difficult but I don’t want to go through a divorce. When I get married I want that to be it. ‘Til death do us part. The whole nine. Maybe that’s naive in our day and age but that’s what I’m looking and praying for.
Comments (6)
So – you want to sit on my lap?
It would indeed be wise to first find out whether you’re able to LIVE with the person you’re marrying…
Ah.. .Dracula!… Am going to see that one (again) soon, I think…
I felt that same way, sadly I tried to run ahead and ended up divorced… I was very wary for years.. only until I met the right one, did I realize that marriage is sacred when you wait and do it right
couldn’t agree more. however, two things to ponder. in some countries you still get married to someone that’s destined for you, and that works in many cases. and the second thought… there are always times when things fall apart. you can never know a person that well.
I don’t think you are being naive. I think you are setting a worthwhile standard. Is it in Hebrews where it says that the marriage bed should not be defiled? Those are pretty direct words! Okay, I found it: Hebrews 13:4 in this NIV version says: “Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” Stronger words than I remembered!
I am divorced but never intended to be (he left.) I guess I inadvertently intended it because I didn’t take care to have counsel with him enough to know that it was something he thought was okay. I think you have to find a partner with strong resolve to stay togethergoing into the marriage. By God’s grace, I finally did find him.
I think like you Shy but there is the ideal and the reality not always easy for any people .
Love
Michel
Your ideal is great
It’s mine too !
It’s possible to make it happen !
Life is risky and rich in experiences but you won’t know what’s true for you unless you try it !
Have confidence