On June 17, 2014, Wayne and I celebrated 25 years of a covenant relationship with each other.
Covenant is different from a contract in that it is binding. Contrary to popular belief, marriage is a covenant not a contract. Contracts have a back door that allow either party to break it when they decide for whatever reason they don’t want to commit any longer. A covenant on the contrary is binding and is based on God’s initiation of the coming together.
God is the author of marriage. He created the first covenant between Adam and Eve. Now while this may sound not only old fashioned, but also antiquated, I am of the often criticized minority who still believe this. While I have no idea what tomorrow may bring, up until this moment of writing, I can truly say that marriage works if both parties work at it.
When you buy something from a certain warehouse you may see the label “some assembly required”. With marriage the sign could read “assembly required daily”. You work on it daily, you laugh with each other, discuss, disagree, fight, cry, forgive – love daily. All of this and more happens as a result of making a covenant based on love for the other person.
I will never say it is easy, but I will say that like life, you do marriage daily. Face each day with a mindset of expectation to give to the other person. Don’t give up on each other. If you CHOOSE to give up on your marriage, don’t decide for the rest of us that it doesn’t work. At least admit, take responsibility for whatever you contributed to its dissolve.
Whenever the scriptures speaks concerning covenant, God was always the One who initiated it. Food for thought: God always finishes what He starts. He starts it with a successful end in view. As Paul told the Philippians, we are confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)
Blessings!
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