When we begin our lives as Christians, we are actually entering a marriage with Jesus.  We are committing our lives to Him. We are vowing to live our lives according to His ways.  We are promising to love Him forever. He often refers to Himself as the Bridegroom.

When we go into marriage, our eyes may be glazed over by the beauty of the ceremony, the lovely reception, the flowers and the joy that permeates every inch of the sanctuary. After the honeymoon, reality sets in and you realize you are beginning one of the most difficult (yet most rewarding) journeys of your life.

We don’t enter marriage thinking of ending it, though today it seems easy to walk away from our problems rather than facing them and working them out. Have we forgotten that marriage means loving someone as you love yourself? Has the idea of serving another become so outdated that it isn’t in the marriage package anymore? Do we find it easier these days to have a “trial” marriage before actually making a life-long commitment – kind of like a test drive?

Marriage, like our walk with Jesus, is a great blessing. It is the joining of three entities into one – a man, woman and God as the head of them. When we look at it that way, we are honoring each other and the God that created us.

In the next few days I will be talking a lot about this subject. Soon my husband and I will be celebrating 50 years of marriage. I would be lying if I said it was smooth sailing all the way. A marriage only lasts that long, because of commitment, faith, hope, unconditional love, trust, and placing God at the top of your priority list. He promises to bless such a marriage and He has truly done that with mine.