The Ever-Effective, Yet Totally Ignored Guide To A Thriving Marriage - Part 1

When I was a young girl, I saw marriage as something to look forward to, but as I grew older, not so much.  This is because I had my parents marriage to look at as an example which unfortunately didn't end so well.  However, I wasn't opposed to the idea of getting married myself when I became an adult, but I had my own reasons why I should tie the knot if I do get married.  Only I didn't know they were a recipe for disaster because they were for my reasons, or more specifically, society's reasons.In today's message, I want to talk about what most people can relate to, which are marital shenannigans, and how more often then not, it feels like we have a ball-and-chain rather than a soul-mate.  That being said, I wanted to highlight the book of Genesis 1:26-27 as well as 2:20-24 and discuss where marriage came from, what it represents, and how it's vastly different than what society's image of it is: not centered around Jesus since society sees Jesus as too religious and/or too old-fashioned.Yet isn't it interesting - and tragic at the same time - how believing those we can find ourselves baffled at why our marriage may be suffering, or even feeling like it’s being sabotaged, contributing to the ever-increasing amount of divorces.  And during our marital struggle, we often fail to realize how all these divorces can paint a scary picture for the younger generations.  Moreover, isn’t it interesting how we're often unaware of the fact that all the pain and chaos what we're going through - if that happens to be you or not – is never by God's design.   And seeing God has a design in marriage, means there's also roles, in which I'll address the roles of spouses in parts 2 and 3.Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding.  I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages believers to do so.  There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so. YouTube video recommendation on spiritual warfare: (copy and paste)https://youtu.be/knCY6-bdWs8?si=H_YKyEwGR239hJCTitle: Inside The Spirit Realm: How Angels Actually Fight For You  Support the show