Marriage today is struggling. Divorces, adultery, misconceptions, etc are plaguing not only the marriage itself but products of those marriages (my generation and the next). My hope in this poem is to highlight the most frequent and problematic issues marriages face today while also pointing to Jesus as the ultimate healer, redeemer, and restorer of every marriage. Whether single or married, my intention would be that this poem would allow you to look more deeply to Jesus to either better your current marriage, or prepare for your future marriage.
Poem inspiration: http://realmarriagetour.com/
Book that inspired the poem: http://amzn.to/zdxCFv
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I wanted to get this in writing so I can transleate it for my mother. This video is all over facebook and the most amazing thing its that guys are the ones that are sharring it. These spoken words are really something to reflect uppon. I want my mother to understand it since she can not read write in english only in spanish
I am very happy to see find this wonderful message! I to began to walk in my marriage and thought it would be a fairy tale, only to wake up and wonder… why am I here? Is this what marriage is really supposed to be like? Why get married if I am going to be so alone? dissatified? and unhappy? After many fight, hurtful words from both involved, and to much heartache… I found the scripture that tells women on honor they husbands.. EPHESIANS 5:22-23 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.. I had so much to learn not growing seeing a healthy marriage. I thought I can change him, I can make him do what I want him to be.. then realized.. 1PETER 3:1 Wives, respect and obey your husbands in the same way. Then the husbands who do not obey the word of God will want to know God. They will want to know God because their wives live good lives, even though they say nothing about God. I am proud to say that now we both are on the right path, he is the HEAD of the household. I do honor and respect him and he does love me as the Lord commands.. if we look to the Lord, God Almighty.. We can have a happy, healthy marriage, but we first have to obey God and make him FIRST in our lives! Thank you for sharing!