Friday 14 June 2013
I
received some interesting quotes on “Marriage” from my friends.
“Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.” -Tommy Lee
"First there's the promise ring, then the engagement
ring, then the wedding ring...soon after.....comes Suffer...ing!” - Jay Leno
“After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a
coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.” - Al
Gore
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even
faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."
- Michael Jordan
“Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming 1.. Whenever
you're wrong, admit it, 2. Whenever you're right, shut up.” - Shaquille O'Neal
Quotes like the above frequently goes around (usually
among men) and they all have a laugh.
Men do have a sense of humor don’t they. They know how to laugh at
themselves. Cheers to all married man.
The quote that I like about marriage comes from Socrates
who was quoted as having said, “By all means marry. If you get a good wife,
you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.” REALLY?
Christians are constantly reminded that marriage is a
good thing.
Man and woman complements each other in and out of bed. Marriage is a ring with no ending. It is both sides of a
coin bonded with the covenant “Till death do we part”.
Christians believe that Adam was first created by God.
And in the first book of the Bible “Genesis Chapter 2, verse 18-24”, it is
recorded:
“Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be
alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
So out of the
ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the
heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And
whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
The man gave
names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of
the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.
So the Lord
God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of
his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
And the rib
that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her
to the man.
Then the man
said,
“ This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”
Therefore a
man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they
shall become one flesh.
Yes, woman complements a man. She is a helper to man. In
the book of Proverbs chapter 31, verses 10-31 say:
An excellent
wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of
her husband trusts in her,
and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him
good, and not harm,
all the days of her life.
She seeks wool
and flax,
and works with willing hands.
She is like
the ships of the merchant;
she brings her food from afar.
She rises
while it is yet night
and provides food for her household
and portions for her maidens.
She considers
a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a
vineyard.
She dresses
herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
She perceives
that her merchandise is profitable.
Her lamp does not go out at night.
She puts her
hands to the distaff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
She opens her
hand to the poor
and reaches out her hands to the needy.
She is not
afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in
scarlet.
She makes bed
coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is
known in the gates
when he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes
linen garments and sells them;
she delivers sashes to the merchant.
Strength and
dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her
mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her
tongue.
She looks well
to the ways of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children
rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
“Many women
have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
Charm is
deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised.
Give her of
the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.
Yes, Marriage is good. It needs to be worked at.
Both Irene and myself believe in the saying
“Success in marriage is more than finding the right
person.
Being the right person is more important”
1. What are the actions I do to demonstrate I am the right person?
Cheers.
Hope to see you soon.
Hope to see you soon.
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