Marriage

My thoughts on marriage. Now, I am not married, not dating and I have never been in a relationship. I have seen in my short life time (so far) a number of happy couples and not so happy couples. I don't know much about relationships but what I do know is that when it comes time to marry, I want it to be right. I was having a conversation with some friends and the marriage topic came up. My friend was talking about truly knowing your spouse. There are some people that say "I just know he (she) is the one" Ask yourself do I really know this person? Are we going to grow in this relationship and still love each other in 40 years? This is what my friend said, "If you think that person is perfect you need to look for better." You also need to make yourself a 10 on the scale using Christ to measure yourself against.

My parents have a great relationship and sometimes I ask myself, how do they make it work? I know the answer. Christ is the center of their marriage. He is their foundation. That is what keeps them together. I have been blessed to have such a great example of what a Christ centered marriage between a husband and wife looks like. Thanks Mom and Dad! My parents will celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary this year. My parents were given some word of advice as a young couple. Don't go to bed angry. Anyway, I believe perfect is out there and I want him to come straight from God.

I can't believe I'm sharing this but here goes. I believe in that fairy tale story. Finding a prince, having a perfect relationship and living happily ever after. It can happen. When I meet my special someone I want to fall in love with him more and more each day. I want to have a best friend someone I can talk to about anything. I want to have a marriage with Christ as the foundation . I want to live life and live it abundantly with the one Christ has chosen for me. Word to the wise, be sure you know the person before you get married. In my opinion marriage is forever. That's a long time! I want to be happy and I want to make someone happy. I want to fit into the plan. God's plan. I want to live each day growing in Christ with an understanding of His plan for my life and live it out!