I'm still fairly new around these parts and the other day a thread caught my eye in the "latest discussion box." The topic was an adulterous wife. Since then I've looked at several similar threads and I know they've always been there and I know this isn't anything new. But the last one I looked really got me thinking about marriage, particularly the Christian marriage.
The key comment was that the wife was not a Christian and the guy was just starting to come back to the Lord.
I would just hope that all of us as singles, especially those of you who haven't been married yet, would really be aware of the importance of having a partner who is a Christian. I am just as guilty as the next guy. When I got married I thought we were okay, even spiritually. But the fact is, we never talked to God about getting married. We just did it and assumed that God would bless it, if the question of God even entered our minds at all. When the end came, it was all too apparent that we were two totally different people spiritually.
I think that most people, myself included, are too interested in the fun that they can have with a particular person. We completely forget about God when things are going well. We also tend to give all of our love to that person and none to God.
I would say that if you are in a relationship with an unbeliever, the faith question needs to come up before you get married. Please don't repeat the same mistakes several others have already made. I think ummidrinkcherrycoke said it in another thread, don't let the world convince you that your FEELINGS of love are all that matters. Feelings change over time, at some point you have to make a DECISION to love your partner even if you don't feel like it.
The key comment was that the wife was not a Christian and the guy was just starting to come back to the Lord.
I would just hope that all of us as singles, especially those of you who haven't been married yet, would really be aware of the importance of having a partner who is a Christian. I am just as guilty as the next guy. When I got married I thought we were okay, even spiritually. But the fact is, we never talked to God about getting married. We just did it and assumed that God would bless it, if the question of God even entered our minds at all. When the end came, it was all too apparent that we were two totally different people spiritually.
I think that most people, myself included, are too interested in the fun that they can have with a particular person. We completely forget about God when things are going well. We also tend to give all of our love to that person and none to God.
I would say that if you are in a relationship with an unbeliever, the faith question needs to come up before you get married. Please don't repeat the same mistakes several others have already made. I think ummidrinkcherrycoke said it in another thread, don't let the world convince you that your FEELINGS of love are all that matters. Feelings change over time, at some point you have to make a DECISION to love your partner even if you don't feel like it.
