It was love at first sight or maybe high school sweethearts. After years together, they decided to tie the knot and spend their lives together. Their house was filled with joy, laughter, and happiness but soon it all changed.
Joy was replaced by despair, laughter with silence, and happiness with sadness. Where did they go wrong? What happened to the love they once shared for each other?
Was it outside interference? distractions? Had they settled for each other, rather than waiting on God to match them with their soulmates?
There are so many families in this very same position, stuck in neutral, unable to move forward or backwards. Their once happy home is now a war zone. Who can hurt the other the most with their words or deeds?
Ever wonder why so many people no longer believe in marriage? Why has it now become a farce? As quickly as they marry, these couples file for annulments or divorce. Our news is plagued with the syndrome that has run rampant across the states. We gawk at celebrities who have no choice but to lead public lives. We find their divorce settlements entertaining, but God doesn’t. How can something he designed to be pure. sanctified, and a form of worship become so defiled?
Marriage was never meant to be taken lightly. It’s a lifelong commitment to love, support, and care for your partner until you are parted by death. There were no clauses or pre-nups in its original design.
Marriage which was designed to bring two people together as one, the union itself, the unity candle or God’s knot ceremonies have now become obsolete.
This post is not to offend anyone. It’s to open our eyes on the sad reality that we live in, where too many have chosen to set aside God’s rules for marriage and create our own. Where has that road led us? We can’t seem to admit that our ways usually end in failure. Only God’s plans are guaranteed to succeed. So why not adhere to His guidelines?
There are several reasons your marriage may have failed. You may have experienced abuse (emotional, verbal, physical, or mental), adultery, or fear for your life. I’m not here to judge or criticize you. I just pray that you did not enter into your marriage without serious consideration or pre-marital counseling. There are many factors that we must consider before we choose to spend the rest of our lives with someone. Often times, we hurry to the altar or the courthouse just months after meeting who we thought was “the one,” but in actually became our worst nightmare.
The world that we live in is not what it once was. Be careful! Choose wisely! Most importantly, seek His guidance.
