When I was sick and had to get hospitalized at the hospital for couple days, members of the church where I worship came over to visit me. Beside the wishes to get well soon they also advised me to get married. “You are turning 30, are good looking, have a good job. It’s the time to have a life companion. What are you waiting for?,” said Mrs. Hutagalung. “Don’t be fastidious, consider your age,” another addedI have been hearing those questions above many times. It’s not only addressed to me but also to women who are turning 30 and haven’t married yet.
Marriage is something that will influence and affect your life both in this world and the world to come.
God made the woman because it’s not good for man to be alone.
He made from the man a woman, to be a companion and helpmeet for him, to be one with him, to cheer, encourage, and bless him, he in his turn needs to be her strong helper. All who enter into a matrimonial relation with a holy purpose- the husband to obtain the pure affection of woman’s heart, the wife to soften and improve her husband’s character and give it completeness - fulfill God’s purpose for them?[1]
Nowadays many women get married without knowing the purpose of marriage. They think that they will have real happiness if they have helpmeet who loves and fulfill their needs.
Marriage is a good and right thing, it is God’s plan for most of His people and there is a joy and blessing in marriage life if it center to God. The final goal of marriage isn’t to make us happy but to glorify God. Women who married with the purpose of find happiness finally will be disappointed; Happiness doesn’t find in marriage; or in human relationship. Joy is only found through the Lord.
God Promised to give what ever we need, and if He knows that husband enable us to give Him more glory, He will provide us a life companion. The real joy can’t be reached by having everything that we think we want, but through choosing to be satisfied and grateful for what God has provided even with or without a life companion.
[1] EGW
1 comments:
Gee...that was a deep thought.
I never knew you can be this serious! J/K :-)
Thank you so much for the posting.
It does enlighten my point of view regarding the purpose of a marriage.
Excerpting your quotes below has putted me in deep contemplating now.
“The real joy can’t be reached by having everything that we think we want, but through choosing to be satisfied and grateful for what God has provided even with or without a life companion.”
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