Marriage Tip!

"God never intended for marriage to be a two for one deal, but rather, a two as one covenant!"


~ David Burris


Do many of you really know and understand what it means to be in covenant with?  It's a binding contract or agreement. God gave us a contract when we decided to accept his son Jesus Christ as our Lord & Savior as we decided to deny self, pick up our crosses and follow him. This is a daily purge and self cleansing process that we should go through and work towards daily. Our covenant is sealed by the Blood of Christ and his sacrifice on the cross, redeeming us to our heavenly Father. Do you really understand just how powerful that is? We all now share in the same inheritance with God's son , with certain rights and responsibilities.


Acts 26:18, "To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me."


Hebrews 9:14-16, "How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it."


Marriage is honorable, great and valuable in the eyes of God. Despite how much negativity you may hear about marriage, failed marriages, divorce rates, etc. being in a covenant with your spouse & God provides a new meaning to marriage when you truly have a clear understanding and picture of what that means, what that looks like and what your role in that union is.  Many people fall in love with the idea of marriage and all the socialization, commercialization, faddish and worldly definitions of love and marriage.  Please take your time to prepare for marriage while your in the exclusive courtship or engagement stages instead of just getting excited to plan a wedding which is just an act or activity of something that has much more of a deeper meaning than what's on the surface. Always accept your role or responsibility in any relationship/marriage when it failed because we all have a role to play, a responsibility to bear versus pointing the finger at someone else. Point your finger at self first because the reflection you see in the mirror is just as flawed as their spouse.


Hugs and Kisses to all of my followers.....