In 1519, Hernando Cortes and his 650 men landed on the east coast of Mexico near what is now known as Vera Cruz. He had been sent there because of a reportedly unlimited, but as of yet unseen, supply of gold there. After they were all ashore and the supplies unloaded, Cortes ordered the ships to be burned. The crew went into shock! 'What if there is no gold? How will we return home?' But there would be no returning home. No returning to the familiar. No turning back to what was 'safe' or 'easy'. There would be no changing of the minds. He needed his men focused on the task at hand no matter what lie ahead. He knew there would be hardships and didn't want his men thinking about their easy lives in Spain. The exploration was set! They would succeed or die trying. A commitment to finish the job was now not just another option... It was the only option! As they watched the old ships burn, fear turned into resolve. 'We cannot go back! The line has been drawn starting from these shores!!' In like fashion, God expects us to take the same type of outrageous commitment to our marriage.Once we enter into it, our minds should be fixed on going forward and doing whatever it takes, within moral, ethical, and legal boundaries, to make our marriage a lasting lifelong commitment. Divorce simply should not be a considered option!
It is an outrageous proposal, to say the least. It does not seem possible to make a lifelong promise to be with someone who is fallible, and at times uncompromising, stubborn, self-centered, overly demanding, egotistical, and unreasonable without having some assurance that ‘if it doesn’t work out I can still get out’! Yet this is the very demand God requires of anyone who is married. He requires us to make an outrageous commitment!
Consider Christ’s own choice for us. If Christ is the bridegroom [Rev 21:9], then we must be His bride. How much Has Christ sacrificed for us, His bride? Romans 5:8 explains that ‘But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us’!
Entering into marriage, He requires the same sort of outrageous, sacrificial commitment from us as well. This is illustrated in Ephesians 5:21-33.
A commitment like this cannot be fulfilled on our own. Consider the original attendees of the very first marriage. There was Adam, the man. There was Eve, the woman. However, the person who gave the invitation, picked the couple who were to be married, and blessed the ceremony, that was God [Gen 2:20-25]. The commitment of a lasting lifelong marriage cannot be made in earnest until you first commit to doing it God’s way. God is the glue between the two of you that makes the two of you become ‘ONE’.
i am ever so grateful to have been blessed enough to be a part of WTR and to have had met my spiritual mother and father that has taught me so much in so many ways and to see the way that yall have step out on faith and believed God and followed God and for that I am ever so grateful to call yall my mother and father i love you guys and this ministry
ReplyDeleteYou guys mean the world to us.You guys opened your ears and your hearts and for that we are forever grateful. We knew it was going to be easy but you walked us through some critical moments in our lives
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Thanks for the words of continued encouragement. It's always great to hear from those the ministry has helped. Continue to pray for us and WTR! If there is anything else we can ever do for you please let us know.You can still hit us at wtrmarriage@yahoo.com. Much Love & Live Blessed!
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