Ephesians
5:31
“For
this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.”
This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves
himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
My wedding was far from a traditional
wedding. We opted not to have
attendants. Instead, we had our father’s
give a toast or speech at the reception.
This verse is one that my dad read as part of his speech. It was an important one for us because at the
time that we got married, my husband was living with his parents.
In laws in general have a stereotype of being
difficult and my in laws did not disappoint in that. ;-)
Their son moving out and having his own wife to now care for was a
challenge as they had depended on him for a lot. While at first, it did create some challenges
for my husband and I, once he explained to them that we were still there for
them however this had to be his first focus, we really came together came
together as one.
As I conclude these devotions on instructions for
marriage, I pray that those of you not yet married, take these instructions as
you look to your future, should you be called to be married. For those that may not be, I ask you to take
these instructions to heart and use them to realize why your friend might not
be able to hang with you at times or use it to understand their struggles and
be an ear for them in times that they struggle.
I pray also for all of the marriages out there, that you will keep
Christ as the center of your marriage.