Saturday, November 26, 2011

Doing Something I Thought I'd Never Do Again

This week I did something I never thought I'd have to do again, purchasing a wedding ring. Hold on for a moment before your thoughts run everywhere. Unfortunately my wife lost her wedding ring this week of almost 20 years. She was crushed by losing it and so it needed to be replaced. Driving home after purchasing one, we were talking about how many men purchase more than one wedding ring in their life because of divorce. I realize there are some extenuating circumstances when it comes to divorce, yet for a majority it's simply the fruit of selfishness. Matthew 19:8 Jesus says, "Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended." Hard hearts and selfishness will bring destruction to any relationship. We live in a culture that has forgotten all about loyalty and commitment. A culture where wedding vows have become cheap talk. When you talk with people who have been married for 20 or 30 years and even more, you realize that marriage isn't easy and requires a lot of work. Unfortunately, many people find it easier to walk away from a marriage than try and work it out. For a marriage to work, sacrifice and preferring others will be a necessity. Yet people aren't willing to do this and just move on to another relationship until the same divisive things arise again. What kind of example are we setting for younger generations with our marriages? We need to send a different message that says divorce isn't the answer. For the most part, God intended marriages to last a lifetime. Are you going to take the challenge? To show others how amazing a lifetime marriage can be? Go counter-culture and show people that it is possible to have a great marriage that lasts a lifetime :)  (The ring in the picture isn't the one I purchased).

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