The wedding day went without a hitch and the weather even cooperated. The next week though seemed to bring everything but cooperation. From the long drive through the night to find a motel that was open, to car troubles and reluctant rental car companies, to locked keys and bad directions, our honeymoon was stressful and less than perfect Had it not been for a young bride who refused to be discouraged and looked at these "troubles" as adventures to remember we may not have lasted being married even a week. That was 27 years ago and we are still married.
This weekend I have the privilege to perform a wedding ceremony for another young couple (Matthew and Kasey) who have a desire to stay together no matter what...only time will prove this out because their marriage will be tested like all marriages. The wedding day may go perfectly but the marriage relationship that follows will have its share of troubles.
It has been noted by a number of marriage counselors that when couples are more willing to invest in a "perfect wedding" rather than in a lasting marriage then when troubles come they will not have the foundation to ride out the storms of life
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As committed as Keri and I are to each other and determined that nothing will separate us, our relationship with God is really what has given us the perseverance to succeed in our marriage.
I pray that the couple I marry this afternoon will have God as their foundation in marriage too.
What have you found helpful in your marriage or in the marriage of those you have observed? If you have any tips on what to do to make a marriage strong please respond and lets build a compilation of things a husband and wife can do to strengthen their marriage. I will then pass this list on to these newlyweds.
2 comments:
I wish you would post to your blog more often...
me too. i don't know what is wrong with me.
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