“And They Lived Happily Ever After"

“And They Lived Happily Ever After"

Text: Matthew 19:1-9

(Turn to Matthew 19)

ILL: Read a book or watched a movie about love…boy meets girl, they fall in love, get married, and live....(fill in the blank) “Happily Ever After”

This Sermon is titled “And They Lived Happily Ever After.”

And you look at marriages in the world now and not everybody is living happily ever after.

Many marriages have ended in divorce.

And many marriages are in real trouble!

You know, divorce is so rampant in our world today.

Everybody I know is touched somehow, some way by divorce.

Can you think in your own life of how divorce has touched you?

I mean, divorce is just pandemic.

It’s all around us.

And so many people going into marriage, and secretly in the back of their minds, they say, “If this doesn‟t work out, well, I can always bail out.”

I mean, you just look around in the media. You look at Hollywood. And it’s a rare, rare thing to find any Hollywood stars that haven‟t been divorced twice, three times, four times, five times,

ILL: Divorced Barbie Doll

And society is filled with divorce.....even toys.

Did you know Mattel has come out with a new toy, a new Barbie doll that highlights divorce?

You know, you got all sorts of different Barbies.

You got South Beach Barbie, Malibu Beach Barbie, Tennis Barbie, race car driver Barbie

Now they have divorced Barbie.

Can you imagine that? Divorced Barbie?

It’s really expensive because it comes with half of all Ken’s stuff, Ken’s car, Ken’s house, all of it. It’s Divorced Barbie.

Not really. But the point is this: divorce is so common and so accepted and so easy to get.

One Christian author said, “You know, really, when you think about it, it’s easier to get a divorce than it is to get out of the Book-of-the-Month Club.”

I mean, it’s just no fault divorce, 30 second divorce, and quick divorce.”

Now what does the Lord have to say about divorce?

And how can you have a marriage that survives?

But not just survives; that really thrives so that you never, ever, ever face divorce?

(Stand)

Read Matthew chapter 19:1-6

(Be seated)

The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus in a question concerning divorce.

Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause at all?

Now the Pharisees thought that it was okay to divorce your wife for any cause at all, for any reason at all.

And so, if you didn’t want to be with your wife, you could divorce her if she put too much salt in the food.

You could divorce her if she burned the toast.

You could divorce her if she said something mean to your mother.

That’s all you needed to say, “I‟m going to divorce you.”

They said you can divorce for any cause at all.

And what they would do is, they said, “You know, we’re Pharisees. We wouldn‟t break the Ten Commandments. We would never commit adultery. But if we see a woman that we desire, we’ll divorce this wife and marry that one. And, see, we wouldn’t be committing adultery, cause it’s okay to divorce this wife.”

And that’s what Jesus said in verse 9. And people get confused on this. He said,

Matthew 19:9 “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”

He was speaking directly to that situation that the Pharisees were doing, where they would dump this wife in order to marry another and say I’m not committing adultery because it’s okay and it’s excusable for me to divorce and to remarry.

But here’s the issue:

Why all the divorce?

And how can you and I have a marriage that doesn’t divorce?

Jesus gives the answer in verse 5.

If you want your marriage to survive and thrive, the answer is right there in verse 5:

Matthew 19:5 “5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?”

He quoted Genesis chapter 2, verse 24.

Genesis 2:24 “24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

This Genesis verse is quoted in Matthew. It’s quoted in Mark. It’s quoted in Ephesians.

Four times God uses that verse to show how to have great marriage, to show God’s master plan for marriage.

And the reason so many people have bad marriages and so many people get divorced is because they do not follow God’s master plan.

You say, “Well, what‟s the plan?”

Well, there are three keys to having a great marriage, three divorce busters.

Three keys in this verse to having a happily ever after kind of marriage.

(Prayer)

The first part of God’s master plan in living happily every after with your spouse is found here in verse 5: “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother….”

I. You Must Leave.

If you‟re going to follow God‟s plan, the very first thing you have to do is leave.

Leave your father and mother.

Now notice that this command is given to the man. “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother….”

The word leave means “to forsake dependence on.”

Now lots of people get married and they look very mature, they look very adult, but they have never left their father and their mother.

They’re still dependent upon their father and their mother.

If a man is still dependent on his father and his mother, he’s starting his marriage with one foot in the grave, because he’s not doing the very first thing that God says to do, and that’s to leave.

See, when you get married, as a guy, you got to cut two strings.

The first string you have to cut is the purse string.

A. Leave Financially

See, when you leave, you cut the purse strings.

And you cannot be financially dependent on your parents.

You’re not going to have a good marriage if you’re financially dependent on your parents.

You have to leave them financially.

You have to get out from under their house and their rules and you have to start your own house with your own rules.

You know, there is an old adage about the Golden Rule.

You know what that is?

He who has the gold makes the rules.

And if you’re depending on your parents for the gold, and they’re paying for your groceries, and they’re paying your rent and they’re paying for your kids school, and you have to have that in order to survive, they have control in your household.

And when he who has the gold makes the rules, they can start making rules for you.

Why? because you’re dependent upon them financially.

God says, “Cut that financial string.”

If you’re old enough to get married, and you’re old enough to stand on your own two feet, then stand on your own two feet financially.

Transition: But not only do you cut the financial string. You have to cut the apron strings.

B. Leave Emotionally

This is a harder one to cut because this one is not as easy to understand.

I mean, it’s really obvious to understand if you’ve cut the financial string.

Now it’s nice when our parents give us gifts, but it’s not good when they start paying for staple items. That’s a different thing.

Now you understand and I understand it’s very easy to know if you’re getting financial assistance from your parents to make it.

And so you have to cut that string.

It’s not as easy to understand if you are getting emotional assistance from your parents.

See, cutting the apron strings means that you are not emotionally tied to your parents. You’re not emotionally tied to their approval, to their acceptance of you.

You’re not like a little kid anymore that looks to Mommy and Daddy to meet their needs emotionally. You’ve cut that tie.

Did you know there was a study done, and it, a study of marriages, and it said 60% of married men have not cut the emotional tie to their parents.

They’ve never cut the apron strings.

And they’re so attached, and they’re so looking to Mom and to Dad to fill their emotional needs, to accept them, to say, “Son, I‟m proud of you.”

Listen. If you’re 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, you’re getting married, and you are still looking to your parents to meet your emotional needs, to say to you, “Son, I‟m proud of you,” and they have not said that yet, chances are they’re won’t say it.

So, if you keep looking for that, you’re going to be disappointed.

And listen. As a wife, it, one of her number one jobs is to respect her husband.

But if her husband is tied to Mom and Dad, she has a hard time respecting her husband.

Why? Because she sees that he is so dependent. She sees that he’s just weak.

And if they want to do something, but Mom and Dad say, “No, I don‟t think you ought to do that,” and then he backs off that decision, “Well, I better do what my parents say,” see, he’s tied that way, because I want my parents to approve of me.

She says, “Well, you know, you need to grow a spine. This is what we decided. This is what we thought God wanted us to do.” She has a hard time respecting you if you haven’t cut that string.

Now, surely, you‟re supposed to show your parents honor.

You’re to honor your father and mother until they die.

But that doesn’t mean that you’re dependent upon them.

There’s boundaries there.

And God clearly says that a man is to leave his father and his mother. And you know what that says to fathers and mothers?

When it comes to your kids growing up and getting married, two words from God -- back off!

You back off.

See, you quit being a manager and now you become a consultant, and you only consult if they ask you.

So it’s a stern word to parents. Hey, let your kids grow up. Let them go.

Transition: If you want to have a good marriage, number one, you must leave.

The second part of God’s master plan to “live happily ever after” is....

II. You Must Cleave

“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh”

Now cleave means “to firmly bond, to join, to unite.”

See, we don‟t really use that word cleave anymore, but what cleave literally means is to “glue together.”

When you cleave, you glue together and you glue together so it doesn’t come apart.

The two are glued together and they become one!

ILL: Post It Note vs. Envelope

Now we have all used this little item here.

This little item here is called a post-it note. Everybody’s familiar with a post-it note. A post-it note has adhesive on the back. And the adhesive is such that you can stick it on something. I can stick it on my Bible, and then I can pull it off, and I can stick it on something else. And I can pull it off and I can stick it on another page in my Bible and it still sticks. Now, if you continue to do it, eventually you wear out the adhesive. But this is an interesting type of glue on there. It doesn’t really lose its, its stickiness until a long time. And you can keep moving it from item to item. That’s a post-it note.

Now I also have an envelope. And envelope has a different kind of glue on it, a different kind of adhesive. And when you and I mail a letter we seal it, and that’s not like a post-it note because that seals differently. And you can’t tamper with this. See, if I try and pull that apart, I can pull this post-it note - no big deal. It didn’t really change anything and it still sticks.

But if I try and take this apart and say, “Well, this is no big deal,” whoops, it didn‟t do so well. See, that’s what divorce is like.

See, marriage is the adhesive that’s on an envelope. It’s not a post-it note.

And if you try and tear it apart,

(Try to open the envelope seal)

you tear the envelope apart.

You tear the relationship apart. “and they two shall be one flesh.”

You know why divorce is so horrible? Because it does to your life what I just did to this envelope.

It tears you in half.

It tears you apart.

To cleave means that you glue together, a permanent bond, so that it never comes apart.

And that command, to cleave, is given to the husband.

Matthew 19:5 “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh”

It’s given to the husband.

“God, why are You giving all this to me?”

(Keep Hand Here, Turn to Genesis 2)

The reason God gives it to the man is because God made the woman to be a responder.

I’ll explain more in a minute but The wife naturally responds to the husband.

He said to Adam,

Genesis 2:18 “18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”

He brought her Eve. Eve was a helper. She’s a help meet.

She’s a responder to Adam.

So Adam has to be the leader.

He has to be the initiator.

She has built within her the desire to cleave.

A woman wants to cleave.

A man is not so good with cleaving, so God gives the command to cleave to the man.

Simply put: Cleave to your wife and she’ll cleave back.

Now how do you do that? How do you cleave to her?

You cleave to you by meeting her needs, by meeting her needs.

That’s how you do it.

See, she has needs.

You might say, “Well, yeah, but here I am, a guy. I have needs, too.”

She’s the responder.

You meet her needs, husband, and she will naturally begin to meet yours.

You cleave to her. You glue to her and she’ll notice that, and she’ll respond to that. She wants that. She loves that.

Look what the Scripture says in 1 Peter 3:7 “7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”

Command to the husband – “dwell” with your wife “according to knowledge”.

Now it‟s really important, guys, to have some knowledge…to know some things about your wife.

She’s not like your roommate in college.

She’s not like your buddies that you play golf with or hunt with or fish with or hang out with.

She’s a totally different creature than a guy.

She thinks differently.

She acts differently.

She interprets things differently.

She’s so much more complex.

She’s so much more emotional.

She’s so much more fragile.

That’s not a slam on women.

That’s just the way it is.

God didn’t make women the same as He made men.

The Scripture says in 1st Peter 3:7 that she's a weaker vessel.

It doesn’t mean she’s inferior.

(ILLUSTRATION: DENIM VS. SILK)

But, you know, denim and silk are not the same.

Silk is weaker than denim, but it’s certainly not inferior to denim.

And your wife is made of silk.

And God made a guy out of denim.

I mean, you can just throw him around and he can take it, and he can roll around in the mud.

She……you don’t go play in the mud in a silk dress.

And a woman is just different.

And she is more fragile, and she has needs that you need to meet.

One of her biggest needs is love.

That’s why the Scripture says in Ephesians 5, three different times, “Husbands, love your wives, husbands, love your wives, husbands, love your wives.”

She has a need to be loved.

She has a need to be cherished.

She has a need to be nourished.

She has a need to be made to feel special.

That’s important. And so often, as we travel down the road of marriage, guys forget how to meet their wives’ needs.

And we just kind of lose sight of her, and we focus in on other things, and she gets left in the dust, and she doesn’t like that.

And if she could, she’d say, “Hey, time out. Wait a minute. You’re not cleaving to me. What happened to the cleaving part?”

So we have to stop and we have to focus on meeting her needs.

And I think the easiest way for a guy to understand that is this: Just keep dating your wife.

Just treat her like you treated her before you were married.

See, that’s when she fell in love with you. That’s when you were sweet to her. That’s when you did things for her. That’s when you went shopping with her.

ILL: Dating Abbi before we got married

I mean, some of our first dates, Abbi and me, were shopping date.

Abbi would have to go to the store and it wasn’t even a question: I’m definitely going with you! I just want to spend time with you!

Now it would be like, “Ah I don’t want to go shopping!” I mean, I don’t want to shop.

We cooked together on dates. I hate to cook, but I wanted to be with her.

I would wash dishes with her! The most hated thing in my life! But I was with her!

See, it didn’t matter what we were doing. I just wanted to be with her.

And so I have to remind myself of those things and do those things to make her feel special.

Here is something pitiful: When people get a divorce, you know what the first thing they do is?

They get a membership at Planet Fitness or something like that.

They get an appointment with the hair club for men.

They go to the tanning salon

That’s the first thing they do when they get divorced. Why? “Cause I’m back in the market and I got to start looking good.

Why didn’t you look good when you were married? “Why, we’re already married. I didn’t need to look good.”

You know, it‟s like, well, do that now.

Just continue to date and make your marriage exciting. Cleave to her.

Transition: So you must leave. You must cleave.

And, thirdly, you must receive.

III. You Must Receive

You might say “well my wife isn’t the same as when I married her…she has really changed. She really hasn’t been so good...

My spouse has some glaring flaws and I just don’t think it is going to work out....

She’s definitely been the “worse” in the “for better or for worse” part of our wedding vows.”

Matthew 19:6b What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

Listen, God has put you two together....and what God has given you....you should gladly receive.

Genesis 2:24 “24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

The first time God ever said that was at the first marriage. Adam and Eve

It’s kind of interesting that God would say that and lead Moses to write that.

Adam didn’t have parents.

He’s just talking about marriage in general.

It was at the first marriage where that came, that, that passage came to be.

And you remember the story.

When God created Adam, He put him in a garden.

The Bible says, “And God created this, and it was good. And God created this, and it was good. And God created this, and it was good.”

Then, all of a sudden, God says, Genesis 2:18 “18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”

And Adam is, I believe, hearing God say that. And Adam’s thinking, Hey, I’m getting a helper.

And so, then, God says, “Hey, Adam, we’re going to try and find you a helper, so I need you to name all the animals.”

So Adam is thinking in his mind, Hey, there’s going to be a helper come down the pike as I name these animals. Maybe one of these animals is going to be a helper?

He begins to name all the animals.

And he notices as he names the animals that for every male animal there is a counterpart female animal.

She’s just like him, only a little different.

See, for Mister Hippopotamus there is Mrs. Hippopotamus,

Mister Giraffe has Mrs. Giraffe,

Mister Tiger Mrs. Tiger. And everybody seems to be paired up.

And for Adam there was not found a helper suitable.

He’s thinking, I’m supposed to get a, a helper out of this deal, but I don’t want to live with Mister, Mrs. Giraffe or Mrs. Hippopotamus or Mrs. Elephant. I don’t want any of those.

And God causes a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and He pulls out of his side a rib.

He performs the first surgery.

And from that rib, God goes into His workshop and He fashions a creature that Adam had never seen before.

See, God had Adam name the animals because He was building into his heart; He was whetting his appetite He was building into his heart anticipation for what God was going to do.

And then, brought this creature to Adam.

And Adam saw her.

And in the Scripture it says, Genesis 2:23 “23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”

You think, Well, that just sounds so clinical but that’s not really what he said.

When Adam saw her, he said, “Wow! Hot dog! This is it! I’ve been looking at all these animals.

This is the one, Lord, that You had for me. Wowsy, zowsy, this lady is beautiful!” And that‟s what he was saying in his mind. He was excited. He was thinking, This is such a cool deal, Lord. Thank You.

He was really pumped up about it, and he received her as God’s perfect gift to him.

See, your spouse, although he or she may not be perfect, they’re God’s perfect gift, perfect provision for you that came to you from a good God who saw your need.

It’s not good for man to be alone.

And He gave you a gift, perfect provision.

Listen. Receiving your spouse is not based on your spouse’s performance, on your spouse’s ability.

See, what did Adam know about Eve?

How well did he know Eve could cook, could clean, could keep house, could organize, could do the checkbook, all those different things?

How well could she beautify the place? He didn’t know anything of that about her.

He just knew the character of God. And you receive your spouse based on the good character of God, cause God is so good.

Jeremiah 9:24 “24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, That he understandeth and knoweth me, That I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: For in these things I delight, saith the Lord.”

God is so good.

He does what is fair, what is right, and what is good.

And Adam trusted the good heart of God.

And so he received Eve based on the character of God.

She was gorgeous. She was beautiful. Adam was so excited.

But he didn’t know her. He knew Him. And he knew that “17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. -James 1:17

He knew God. And he received her based on what he knew of God.

See, receiving your spouse is so critical.

And receiving your spouse is an act of the will.

Could you imagine what it would have been like if God, if Adam had said, “God, I don‟t want her. I don‟t want that. I reject Your provision for me.”

That would’ve ruined the Genesis story.

Adam would never have done that. It would have been unthinkable for him to do that.

Just think how terrible it is when you reject God’s perfect provision for you.

See, when you stand at the altar, you receive that person, just like a wide receiver receives the football from the quarterback.

And you say, “I have this, and I’m holding on to this.” It’s an act of the will. It’s based on the good character of God.

ILL: COD Package Delivery

Suppose, suppose tomorrow, UPS comes to your house. They have a package. It’s all wrapped up. It’s a "Cash on Delivery” package. (One where you have to pay to receive it.)

And they knock at your door, and you answer the door, and they say, “We‟re UPS. We have a package. It’s COD. It’ll be $150.00 to claim this package.”

You say, “What is it?” Man says, “I don‟t know. Here it is. It’s just this package.”

The very next question out of your mouth is this: “Who sent it to me?” And if you trust the sender, you will pay for the package.

You will receive that package.

Why? Because you say, “I don’t know what this is, but I trust that sender. I know that that sender wouldn’t send me something that wasn’t going to be good for me. I trust them. I’ll pay the money and I’ll receive that package.”

Listen. God sent you your spouse. He sent you your mate – a good God who can’t ever do anything wrong – and you have to receive that person as an act of the will.

Based on the good character of God, you receive them. And the two become one flesh. And what God has joined together, what God has given, let no man ever separate that.

Conclusion

Are there times for divorce? Verse 9 says, “….except it be for fornication,” very few times for divorce.

God designed marriage to be permanent.

See, even if there is immorality and you divorce, this is what you do to yourself. (rip apart)

Because when the two become one flesh, and you don’t want to be with that person anymore, it’s like cutting yourself in half, and it hurts, and it causes damage, and it hurts your children.

And God says, “Listen. If you‟ll just get in on My plan – 1) to leave and 2) to cleave and 3) to receive –

You‟ll be amazed at how your marriage becomes exciting and sweet and fulfilling and wonderful just like I created it to be.

See, if you’ll follow God’s plan, you’ll see Him do wonders in your marriage.

Right now your marriage may be on the rocks, maybe you are just in a rut. Maybe you have lost that love that you once had for your spouse...

I want to encourage you to get on God’s plan for marriage...

Leave, Cleave, Receive

You can have a Happily Ever After kind of marriage!

If you want your marriage to survive and thrive, the answer is in God’s Word

(Invitation)

Summary

Title: And They Lived Happily Ever After

Introduction:

Divorce is rampant in our world today and it's touched many families.

Many people today view divorce as an easy way out and a backup plan if the marriage doesn't work out.

However, God's plan for marriage is for it to thrive and not just survive.

The scripture passage for today is Matthew 19:1-9, where Jesus talks about divorce and God's master plan for marriage.

Point One: Leave

In verse 5, Jesus quotes Genesis 2:24, which states that a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, becoming one flesh.

Leaving means forsaking dependence on one's parents, both financially and emotionally.

A. Financially

Financial dependence on parents can lead to control in the household,

B. Emotionally

Emotional dependence can hinder the growth and independence of the individual and strain the marriage.

Cutting the financial and emotional strings from parents is necessary for a successful marriage and for following God's plan.

A study showed that 60% of married men have not cut the emotional tie to their parents, which can cause problems in the marriage.

Parents are called to back off and allow their children to grow up and become independent.

Application:

Are you still financially or emotionally dependent on your parents?

If so, what steps can you take to become more independent?

Parents, are you allowing your children to become independent or are you controlling their decisions and lives?

Let us strive to follow God's plan for marriage by leaving our parents and becoming independent individuals who can thrive in our marriages.

Point Two: Cleave

The Bible teaches that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman

God's plan for marriage involves leaving and cleaving

Today, we will focus on the importance of cleaving

A. What does it mean to cleave?

The Bible says that a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife

Cleave means to firmly bond, to join, to uniteIt literally means to glue together.

Marriage is not like a post-it note, which can be easily moved from one item to another.

It is like an envelope with a seal that cannot be tampered with.

Divorce tears apart the adhesive of marriage and tears apart the relationship.

To cleave means to create a permanent bond that never comes apart

B. Why is it important for the husband to cleave?

God made the woman to be a responder and a helper.

The husband has to be the leader and the initiator.

The woman has built within her the desire to cleave.

Cleave to your wife and she will cleave back.

How do you cleave to her?

By meeting her needs.

Understand your wife and her complex emotional needs.

The Scripture says she is the weaker vessel, not inferior but different.

Illustration: Denim vs. silk

One of her biggest needs is love, to be loved, cherished, nourished, and made to feel special.

Husbands are commanded to love their wives three times in Ephesians 5

Keep dating your wife, treat her like you treated her before marriage, and make your marriage exciting

Conclusion:

Leaving and cleaving are important parts of God's plan for marriage.

To cleave means to create a permanent bond that never comes apart.

Husbands must take the initiative and meet their wives' emotional needs.

Keep dating your wife and make your marriage exciting.

Remember that divorce tears you apart, but cleaving brings you together.

Point Three: Receive

Text: Genesis 2:18-24

The first time the scripture verse "For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh" was ever uttered was at the first marriage.

Adam didn't have parents, but it was at the first marriage where this passage came to be.

A. God's Provision for Man (Adam)

When God created Adam, He put him in a garden, and everything was good, but God said it was not good for man to be alone, so He made a helper suitable for him.

Adam named all the animals and noticed that for every male animal, there was a counterpart female animal.

But for Adam, there was not found a helper suitable for him.

God causes a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and He pulls out of his side a rib.

From that rib, God fashions a creature that Adam had never seen before.

Adam received Eve as God's perfect gift to him.

B. Receiving Your Spouse

Receiving your spouse is not based on your spouse's performance or ability.

Adam didn't know anything about Eve's ability to cook, clean, organize, or do the checkbook.

He received her based on the good character of God.

Receiving your spouse is an act of the will based on the good character of God.

When you stand at the altar, you receive that person like a wide receiver receives the football from the quarterback.

C. The Biblical Model of Marriage

God sent you your spouse - a good God who can't ever do anything wrong - and you have to receive that person as an act of the will.

The two become one flesh, and what God has joined together, let no man ever separate that.

God designed marriage to be permanent, even if there is immorality, divorce causes damage and hurts your children.

If you follow God's plan, you'll see Him do wonders in your marriage.

Conclusion

Marriage is a gift from God, and receiving your spouse as God's perfect provision is critical.If you follow God's plan, your marriage will become exciting, sweet, fulfilling, and wonderful just as God created it to be.