"Happily Un-Married"

I recently watched a movie with my wife that we thought "might" be good. It was not a good movie on many levels. Before the movie got going to far the couple in the movie stated that they were "happily unmarried". This couple thought that life would be "no fun", "hard", have "more responsibilities", and that "children were not even a topic to be discussed, ever". This movie made me think about why marry. I was reminded of Ephesians 5:22-33. I have an example of how I am to love my wife, Christ's love for the Church. My love for my wife needs to one of self-sacrificing love. I need to nourish and cherish her. I need to follow the example that Christ left in loving my wife. This "happily unmarried" bit is ridiculous! This is not the way that God intended it to be. Through my marriage I have an opportunity to love, nourish, cherish, and help her to grow spiritually. Marriage is not about what "I" can get from it. It is what can I give of myself to my wife. Wow! What a challenge; to love my wife as Christ loves the church! I need God's help, strength, and wisdom.

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