I finally found my book, Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. I started it awhile ago and then misplaced it. I do not like it when I lose a book. Anyway, I bought it because the question underneath grabbed my attention. It asks "What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?"
The author plans to challenge me to use joy and struggles in marriage to draw closer to God and develop my Christian character. That sounds like work. I do not remember all this from the fairy tales that I watched when I was a girl. The girl met the prince of her dreams, they married and lived happily ever after. The fairy tale never mentions the rest of the story.
When I was single I was looking for someone to make me happy without thinking about what my responsibility is to my future spouse. I am learning marriage is a ministry in itself where sacrifices, compromise, love and kindness must exist. I am not perfect, but fortunately I have a wonderful, understanding husband who puts up with me. I will check in with you later about this subject as I read Sacred Marriage.
1000 Perfect Weekends
3 years ago
You are absolutely right. The fairytales don't mention the "Work" you have to put into a marriage. This really sounds like an interesting book. It started making me think how all the relationships we form with family, friends and of course marriage make us more holy. Definitely keep us posted.
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