Though it only feels like a few years, time has flew by like a graceful eagle and now it has been 20 years later. I married my soul mate in March of 1994. Yes, we have had our disagreements over the years, but the fact remains, we are still just as much in love with each other-even more then when we were first married.
I have been asked the question many times, on how we have kept our realtionship going after all these years? I am no perfect husband by any stretch of the imagination and my wife, I am sure will tell you the same. The one consistent truth we hang onto and has made both of us stronger is the love we have for Christ Jesus.
In today’s world, all the bussiness of work, places to go, people to see and with the population slowly turning their backs on God, it’s not hard to figure out why the divorce numbers keep rising.
Marriage of more than 5 years, even before the computer age was tough enough, now it seems to be almost amazing to be with the same women or man for more than 2 years. Marriage itself is under attack by gay and lesbian activists. So what has changed in the society today that makes marriage such a difficult chore?
Society has turned it’s back from God. I think it started years ago, when a small minority won a court case taking the mention of God and prayer out of schools. Then came banning anything mentioning Christ, like the ten commandments from public places. Then came banning the nativity scence from government places. Teaching only evolution in schools and banning any mention of creativity. In the midst of all this, the thought of being with only one person for the rest your life is forever falling off a cliff into a bottomless pit.
My marriage is far from perfect, my wife and myself have to work at it daily to keep our love alive and strong to withstand everything society is throwing at us. When we first got married, our goal then and it is still the goal today is keeping God in the center. By keeping God as our focus point, every event in our lives, good or bad we know God is in control. He has always met our needs and He always will. God has never changed and He never will. God created us in His own image, He is in every person walking on this earth. People are searching for God, but most of them don’t know it. They look at drugs, alcohol, sex, money and all they need to do is look in their heart.
As Christians and as a Christian married couple, our ultimate call from God is to tell and show people how to find Christ. We do this by setting an example through our marriage, keeping only to each other, supporting each other, putting our mate before ourselves as God showed by sending is only Son to die for us. I have never read anywhere in the Bible where God said life is going to be easy. God did say however, “If you follow me, I will be with you for the rest of your days and you will sup with me in my house forever”. What a great and wonderful promise to hang onto!