I found this on Facebook and thought it was so true, yet not complete. It leaves out a very important element … God! We must daily go to God for help in keeping our marriage boxes full. He alone can give us the ability to do this. It won’t be a walk in the park. It is a dying to oneself everyday.
Marriage Box
Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for: companionship, intimacy, friendship, etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is an empty box. You must put something in before you can take anything out. There is no love in marriage. Love is in people. And people put love in marriage. There is no romance in marriage. You have to infuse it into your marriage. A couple must learn the art and form the habit of giving, loving, serving, praising, keeping the box full. If you take out more than you put in, the box will be empty.
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I have failed at everything I have ever done that God was not a part of. When I didn’t not go and inquire of God and ask for his help … I failed miserably. God alone has given me what I need to make my marriage and family life work. Without him I would be completely lost.
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