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Marriage is instituted by God. The devil hates marriages. That is why the devil attacks marriages with a passion. A lot of people have terribly wrong notions of what marriage is.

In looking at the scriptures, we see a picture of what marriage is supposed to be. This morning, we’ll look at some of those underlining principles. Here are some wrong notions.

1. Marriage is a necessary evil

God does not create evil. In Genesis, everything He created, He said, “It is good.” However, the devil has succeeded in most people at misrepresenting the original intentions of God as concerning marriage. Marriage is not a necessary evil. If it were, then God will be unjust to set us up in that way. If I may put things in perspective, I will say Marriage is a blessing. It is a beautiful, thoughtful idea of God on humanity.

God’s idea is that one will chase a thousand, but two shall put ten thousand to a flight! God’s idea is that in marriage, your strength is multiplied. Marriage is not a nemesis, it is not a mistake, it is a divine arrangement of God to fulfill His purpose on earth.

2. Marriage is not necessary; I can just have one or two children

I have heard several ladies say this. I don’t want to get married to any man, but I want to have children. In the arrangement of God, children are supposed to come from a couple, a husband and wife, a man and a woman. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve, not Eve and Eva! God’s idea is that children are raised in the atmosphere of love, with a man and a woman, a father and a mother. Every time, that man has flouted this, it has landed him into trouble.

Our prisons are filled today with people in a large percentage that were raised without a father or mother figure. Every time, a father or a mother was not there, it had produced dysfunctional children and ultimately dysfunctional families. By the time you have a dysfunctional generation, what you have in the end is a dysfunctional society.

3. There are no good men; all the good men have died

This is a wrong conclusion. Usually, ladies who have gone through harrowing and unpleasant experiences and disappointments in the hands of several men usually sing this song. Well, experiences, no matter how intense, cannot replace the truth of God’s word.

The reality is that there are still faithful men and good men! The danger here is that what you believe is what you attract. That is the law of life.

You see, it is always good to do things God’s way and not try to put things into your hands. When you try to follow your own limited wisdom, things can really get awful. You are not designed to do it by yourself or in your own strength!

4. You cannot be a ‘celebrity’ and have a good marriage

This is another lie of the devil. First of all, who does God see as a celebrity? I am not sure it is the same way our society views that. But that topic is for another day. Let’s follow the secular definition of who a ‘celebrity’ is.

Here are few things that usually land them in many unsuccessful attempts at marriage.

a. They have a lot of fame. With that comes a massive ego and a lot of pride. Usually, the selflessness that makes a marriage work does not come with all that.

b. They have a lot of money, so submitting to a husband or loving a woman is a great challenge. Without the constant renewal of mind which comes as a result of God’s word, this is usually a challenge.

c. There is something called deceitfulness of riches. It makes one feel you can do all you want to do and you don’t really need God. But then, this kind of attitude to life usually comes with its consequences as seen in today’s world.

d. They usually stay away from marriage because they feel that would tie them down and not allow them to live the kind of life they wanted.

e. A few of those who were married ended in divorce ad separation because they were not able to give time and attention to their spouses.

f. Their lifestyle and nature of work usually attract adulterous relationships. This further complicates the whole equation.

g. They are not able to submit to any authority figure for spiritual accountability purposes.

5. Marriage succeeds as long as there is money.

It does not work that way. Marriage requires both parties to work at it, loving themselves genuinely, understanding and speaking their love languages, spending quality time, and giving attention to the marriage.

I pray that God will give us more wisdom on this topic as we all work towards a successful marriage.

I pray for all going through one challenge or more in their relationships or marriages, I ask for peace on every storm and pray specially for God’s intervention in Jesus name!

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I have the wisdom of God. I am delivered from the wrong relationship.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to discard every wrong notion about marriage in my mind.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female
(Mark 10:6 KJV)

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Decide to live by God’s principles.

BIBLE READING FOR THE Day
Gen 2


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