Ruth 1:16-18
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people shall be my people and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord do thus to me, and worse, if anything but death separates you and me!” When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
Friends,
If you are getting married with any mindset other than this, you are bound to fail or remain unhappy in your home. It's sad seeing what this generation has made marriage to become. It's worse seeing religious leaders, all in the name of exercising faith, tell people that marriage is only "in health and riches". According to them it's a proclamation of faith. But I want to let you know today that proclamation of faith and taking of vow are two different things. That vow simply tells your spouse that come rain, come shine, you are with him or her. And don't be fooled; even Jesus told us that in this world, we shall have tribulations.
This is the mistake gospel preachers often make, telling new converts that life will become sweet because they came to Christ. The truth of the gospel is that it gets tougher when you are in Christ, but the only difference is that you have so much peace in the middle of that fire. Life is about ups and downs and so whether you say that vow or not, gloomy days will come.
A good number of people now go into marriage prepared for battle; they map out strategies to effectively carry out their plans against in-laws and spouse even before the marriage proper. My dear ladies, please run away from those friends encouraging you to be mean to your in-laws. Some go the extent of praying for their mother-in-law to be dead. As you are
But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people shall be my people and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord do thus to me, and worse, if anything but death separates you and me!” When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her.
Friends,
If you are getting married with any mindset other than this, you are bound to fail or remain unhappy in your home. It's sad seeing what this generation has made marriage to become. It's worse seeing religious leaders, all in the name of exercising faith, tell people that marriage is only "in health and riches". According to them it's a proclamation of faith. But I want to let you know today that proclamation of faith and taking of vow are two different things. That vow simply tells your spouse that come rain, come shine, you are with him or her. And don't be fooled; even Jesus told us that in this world, we shall have tribulations.
This is the mistake gospel preachers often make, telling new converts that life will become sweet because they came to Christ. The truth of the gospel is that it gets tougher when you are in Christ, but the only difference is that you have so much peace in the middle of that fire. Life is about ups and downs and so whether you say that vow or not, gloomy days will come.
A good number of people now go into marriage prepared for battle; they map out strategies to effectively carry out their plans against in-laws and spouse even before the marriage proper. My dear ladies, please run away from those friends encouraging you to be mean to your in-laws. Some go the extent of praying for their mother-in-law to be dead. As you are
