Despite declarations
of romantic love that we see so often today — especially during Valentine’s Day
through gifts of roses and chocolates —
marriages today are more likely to end up on the rocks * than arranged marriages of yesteryear.
Why do the
latter have better chances of making it through the years than many of today’s
marriages? The answer, in one word: COMMITMENT.
Recently, I
saw an old friend sauntering hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend. While his
wife was going through chemotherapy for breast cancer, he had found a new
flame.
He later told
me that his wife’s sickness had taken a toll on his marriage — he could not
accept the fact his wife was no longer attractive after having undergone
surgical removal of the breast. Furthermore, the stress of giving her emotional
support was too much to bear.
But true love
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things”
(1 Corinthians 13:7).
While
Valentine’s Day and romance do have a place in marriage, couples would do well
to remember the importance of mutual
commitment through thick and thin over the years.
God compares
marriage, the sacred institution He established, to the relationship between
Christ and the church. Both were meant to last.
*
Of course, there are other factors leading to separation and
divorce today such as greater opportunities to socialise in the workplace; higher
expectations and greater financial independence which women enjoy nowadays.
yea.... love never ends... it should be commitment to learn to grow and love in one's marriage not in a naive way..knowing that it may turn out to be bad but we always have a choice to thk positively and to commit to go through together....
ReplyDeleteYes I agree. In these days when we're so used to a "use and throw" mentality — what with the advent of styrofoam boxes for food takeaways — commitment in a marriage is becoming a rare commodity.
ReplyDeleteConflicts have to be worked out. Do not opt for the easy way out (divorce) by citing irreconcilable differences.
More:
http://limpohann.blogspot.com/2012/07/use-and-throw-mentality.html