The Purpose of Your Marriage

The Purpose of Your Marriage...

Genesis 2:18

“And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”  

Here’s the thing: your marriage has a purpose greater than your individual selves.  If you could accomplish what you needed to do in this life on your own, God wouldn’t have created woman for man, as a suitable life-partner.  Instead, He realized that Adam by himself wasn’t complete.  It’s more than just finding a companion who will be “your better half”.  It’s really about finding a partner in ministry, someone who will help you develop in the love of God and accomplish the will of God for your life.  

When I think about my own marriage, sure Samantha and I individually bring great strengths and talents to the table.  But, we also have glaring faults of our own.  Weaknesses, that if uncurbed will ultimately lead to our own downfalls.  We need someone to hold us accountable, we need someone to help develop us.  We need each other to believe that we can be a better version of ourselves.  But it doesn’t just stop there- partnership in and of itself isn’t the ultimate aim of marriage.  We’re partnering for a purpose.  

I believe that the greatest joy that a marriage partnership can have is when a husband and wife can raise godly children.  I also believe that afterwards, the greatest continual joy that a marriage union can have is to share the lessons learned from their own lives with others.  There’s no stronger union than the marital bond, and when a husband and wife are on one accord with God’s plan for their life- there’s nothing that they can’t accomplish.  I believe this is why marriage is under such an attack.  The enemy understands that marriages are one of God’s greatest tools to changing this world.  

So, the question remains, how are you viewing your marriage?  Are you shortchanging it by only considering the impact of your marriage on your individual life (say it all together folks: MY MARRIAGE ISN'T JUST FOR ME!)?  Or are you prepared to partner for a purpose in the greatest relationship vehicle on earth?  

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