Marriage By The Book

This is a portion of scripture from Ecclesiastes 4:12.  The complete verse reads, “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”  This scripture illustrates three levels of unity and the strength offered at each level.  There is a perception that being a ”lone wolf” means you are strong.  The truth is that the “lone wolf’ is the easiest to overcome; it is the weakest.  Two together are more difficult.  They can encourage each other, hold each other accountable, and watch each other’s back.  But the hardest to overcome is three together. 

God created marriage,  and in marriage, He is the third cord.  If you build your marriage relationship on Godly principles like love, forgiveness, repentance, and so on, your marriages will be much more able to withstand the pressures that the world exerts to drive you apart.   I have noticed that as a husband and wife draw closer to God, they also draw closer to each other.  Keep God at the center of your relationship.  He knows how to make it work.

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