If Only Marriage Was This Easy…
Marriage is tough.
Toughest thing I’ve done. Toughest thing I’m doing. Toughest thing I’m willing to do. It’s not easy. It’s hard. Sometimes it feels like it borderlines the impossible.
Snap. I’m all about Romans 7: “I don’t do what I want to do and I do what I don’t want to do”:
- When I tell her that I love her then do something that doesn’t remotely reflect that love.
- When I promise her I’ll do something and then completely forget not only to do it but also that I actually promised her that I’d do what I promised.
- When I get upset easily over seriously-trivial and stupid things.
- When I don’t pay attention to her because I just got a new email that I feel compelled to answer immediately.
- On and on and on and on…
Lord, I need rescue from myself, this decaying body of flesh that is tempts me to do everything contrary to what I desire.
If only my trust in God could come as easily as my sinful desire to hurt my bride.
I think love is really like this…not just marriage. We can only do our best and pray that those who love us understand.
So, what's a word you would give to singles praying for a spouse?
Dude, right with you. I guess we just keep praying and trying. God willing, we might get it right sometime.
Thanks.
i like that!
God Bless you John. My prayer goes to you and your wife. May your marriage be filled with Love and love as we know covers a multitude of sins and faults. You are not perfect but that's the beauty of it. you struggle and challenge yourself to be better husband day after day. God bless you and may God be with you always!
Anything worth doing is worth taking the time to do right. But in this case, you already know that. I guess we are not as dumb as we pretend to be.
i'm pretty stupid. don't be fooled.
Wait a minute. We are what we are. They know this but marry us anyway, And we are the stupid ones?
PUAHA! nice.
Deep man! Don't hesitate to explore this angle about marriage and life more!
been there…at times, it seems like I can't get every the most simple things right.
marriage is tough work, but it's the right kind of work.
guilty.
peace|dewde
johnny-boy, i've done a lot of things well. but i often suck in the marriage dept. my only anti-suckiness antidote is this…it takes 100%on both sides with love,peace,patience,goodness,kindness,gentleness,self-control…etc. I'm a selfish bloke. oh, and I also screw up when it comes to the kids too. I don't need anyone putting me on a pedestal just because i have great kids…they are like that because of God's Grace.