Genesis 2:18-24

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had 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. 20 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. 21 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. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
23 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.”
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

1) I need to recognize that marriage is also an

2) I must make sure that I am not making marriage

“You may think your biggest problem, spiritually speaking, is the prospect of a bad marriage…. Every bit as big a spiritual danger is the prospect of a good marriage.”
(John Newton)

Colossians 2:10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. NLT

3) I need to remember that God designed the marriage institution to demonstrate

Zephaniah 3:17 “He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

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