Love is a
choice.
The Puritans used to say you got married in order to fall in love.
Their reasoning was that only through the life long journey of marriage could a
man and a woman come to know the wonder, joy, and depth of real love—the kind
where you are truly known and truly loved at the same time.
The qualities I love most about my wife were largely unknown to me when
we got married. We stood before the preacher and promised to stay together in
sickness and in health, for better or for worse, but neither of us knew what
those words would cost or where they would take us. How could we? We were just
kids! We couldn’t possibly know the bumps and turns and heartaches – and joys –
that were waiting for us down the road, and yet it was these very bumps that shape
and form the love that binds us together today. The joys we’ve shared and the
struggles we’ve survived have burned off the “chaff” and left in its place a
deep and lasting bond that we confidently call love.
Today when our marriages are struggling the world says, “Cut your
losses and move on. You have a right to be happy!” But God says, “When your
marriage is struggling, hang on tight, fight for your love because happiness
and joy waits for you on the other side of your struggle.” Do you want to be happy;
do you want your marriage to be richer? Then, don’t give up but treasure the
good times and use the hard times to go deeper. Remember, love really is a
choice.
Pastor Don
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