MARRIAGE DYNAMICS (Vol. 19)
Mystery about Marriage
Entering into marriage as a contract will not bring a blessing but a curse. Marriage is not a contract, it is a covenant. Contract will fail, but covenant will stand. Contract will fade, but covenant will shine. Contract will leave, but covenant will cleave. Contract is temporal, but covenant is permanent.
A marriage that will bring blessings to your life and family is a covenant marriage. Contract is a negotiation, but covenant is an appreciation. Contract will use you, but covenant will help you. Contract is about what you will get, but covenant is about what you will give. Contract is selfish while covenant is selfless. Contract takes; covenant gives.
Marriage is a decision. For those who have married, your spouse was who you decided to marry. Life is full of many decisions. You cannot live without making decisions in life. Sometimes your decision will determine your conclusion. That is why making any decision is taking a risk.
Your decision about who you marry will define the condition of your marriage. That is why the issue of decision about the choice of who to marry cannot be downplayed. What factors should determine the choice of who to marry? Is it fact or faith, reason or revelation, knowledge or spiritual discernment?
Marriage is a holistic experience. It affects our physical (body), emotional (feeling), volitional (willing), cognitional (knowing), social (well-being), and spiritual (faith) domains. It is about the whole you and not part of you. It takes the whole person to marry the other whole person. That is why the choice of who to marry is based on both fact and faith, reason and revelation, knowledge and Spirit.