“He who finds a wife finds what is good. And receives favor from the Lord.”
Proverbs 18:22 (NIV)
“Those who marry will face many troubles in this life.”
1 Corinthians 7:28 (NIV)
Marriage is good but it has
“Happy marriages are never accidental they are the result of good hard work.” —Ruth Graham
“Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. And she replies, “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade and his fruit is sweet to my taste. Let him lead me to the banquet hall and his banner over me is love. Strengthen me with raisons refresh me with apples for I am faint with love.”
Song of Solomon 2:2-5 (NIV)
“A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; You can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it.”
Proverbs 27:15 TM
Why marriage can be good yet still be very hard:
Marriage is hard because of the
“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.”
Revelation 2:4-5 (NIV)
Marriage is hard because of the
Marriage is hard because of the
“You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you… Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”
Colossians 3:13 (NLT)
Marriage is hard because of the
“If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers, and sisters—yes, more than your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 14:26 (NLT)
Marriage needs to become
“…and how very great is his power at work in those of us who believe. This power working in us is the same as the mighty strength he used when he raised Christ from death.”
Ephesians 1:19-20 (GNT)