The coming together of a man and a woman in a holy matrimony,
was not born out of a man’s idea, but it has God as its foundation. After God
made Adam and put him in the garden, the Bible records in Genesis 2:18-24: The Lord God said, its not good for the man
to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him…Then the Lord God made a
woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man…The
man said, this is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be
called ‘woman’, for she was taken out of man. For this reason, a man will leave
his father and mother and be united with his wife and they become one flesh.
Marriage is not a cultural thing, neither is it a man-made
programme; it came directly from the mind of God. Lack of this understanding is
the cause of many troubles that many are experiencing in their marriages today.
Before you venture into marriage, make sure you commune with
God, and let Him choose for you. Do not choose by sight or allow someone’s
advice influence your decision. It is only God that understands what is in a
man and can choose for you aright. He is a God of priorities, sets up marriage
before coming before coming down to fellowship in the cool of the day. Marital
unions invite the presence of God on earth.
God showed his interest in marriage by personally fashioning
the woman and delivering her to her husband. It is therefore untrue to assume
that the union of a man and a woman in marriage is man’s idea, or a cultural
and traditional affair. To enjoy God’s best in your marriage, you must make Him
the centre of your home, you must be ready to accord him priority, recognizing
him as the foundation for a successful marriage.
The problem with many couples is that they push God aside and
yet expect to enjoy divine benefits. They ignore the word of God, and just as
the Bible says; if the foundation be
destroyed, what can the righteous do?
God is the foundation for success in the home. Marriage and
family are the oldest institutions in the world; they must not be toyed with.
The right place to begin from is a personal relationship with God.
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