July 13, 2017 5:33 PM CEST
WHY GET MARRIED ANYWAY?
CHAPTER THREE: Why get married anyway?
Ten unhealthy reasons for getting married:
- To spite parents.
- To escape an unhappy home.
- A negative self-image.
- Marrying on the rebound.
- Fear of being left out.
- Fear of independence.
- Fear of hurting the other person.
- To be a therapist or a counselor for the other person.
- Because of having sex.
- Because of pregnancy.
Ten healthy reasons for getting married:
- Because it is God’s will.
- Expressing God’s love to the other person.
- Expressing personal love for the other person.
- To fulfill sexual needs and desires in a godly way.
- The desire to begin a family.
- Companionship.
- To share all things together with the other person.
- To work together to fulfill each other’s needs.
- To maximize each person’s potentials.
- Enhancement of spiritual growth.
A healthy marriage brings two wholes together, not two halves, forming a union that is greater than the sum of its parts. Because it comes from God, marriage is designed for believers: men and women who walk by faith and not by sight and live in a daily and growing personal love relationship with Jesus Christ.