🎯 After reading this article, you will have a proper understanding and orientation about marriage.

There is a couple in my compound who have been married for over 10 years now.

When you look at both of them, you will notice that they are well-advanced in age.

This couple has yet to have any child.

Yet they are still together.

Ever since I have been living in my compound, I have never heard them quarrel for one day over childlessness or any other matter.

I saw the wife today and this message dropped into my heart: “MARRIAGE IS FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE.”

My heart really went out to her and I just wish God would bless them with at least a child.

I’m putting them in my prayers.

Before you get married, I want you to understand something…

Most of the marriages we see nowadays are not really marriages.

They are just transactions, strategies, a means to an end, and an investment.

Many people are in it for what they can get out of it and once they are not getting what they want, they’re out.

They are fair-weather people.

This is not the marriage God ordained.

The marriage God ordained is for all seasons.

It is for the good times and the bad times.

It is for better and for worse.

“For better” means…

👉Things are moving as planned
👉Financial abundance
👉Progress
👉Sound health
👉Presence of children

Etc.

“For worse” means…

👉Things are not moving as planned just yet
👉Financial frustrations
👉Business failure
👉Lack of job
👉Health challenges
👉Fertility issues
👉Character flaws and weaknesses

Etc.

The Bible says those who get married will face troubles in marriage and the things I mentioned above are some of the problems you will face.

“But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.”(1 Corinthians 7:28 NIV)

“For worse” DOES NOT MEAN…

👉Your partner cheating on you
👉Physical abuse
👉Emotional abuse
👉Economical abuse
👉Sexual abuse
👉Threat to your life
👉Beating and violence

Etc.

The things above are not part of the “for worse” package marriage comes with.

And if you’re currently facing any of those things, you need to prioritize yourself, life, mental health, and safety.

I needed to make this difference for proper understanding.

So, marriage is better and for worse.

When you’re getting you need to get into marriage with this understanding.

This is why you need to get married for good reasons.

Don’t get married because of….

👉Children only

When children are yet to come, what next?

👉Love only

Love alone is not enough to handle the challenges that come with marriage.

👉Money

Money is not everything. You can lose your life in the process.

👉Sex

When you are sexually satisfied, what next?

👉Age

You are not getting any younger

👉Pressure

All your friends are married, your family is pressuring you to get married, etc.

👉Pepper some people

You want to show off and pepper some people, the pepper will enter your eyes first.

There is more to marriage than these things.

Get married…

👉Because you need a life partner, a companion to share your life with

👉To fulfill a purpose, your purpose should be one of the determining factors about who you marry

👉To fulfill God’s agenda on the home front, to raise godly seeds, battle axes who will contend with God’s enemy at the gate

These are stronger reasons to get married.

I will be writing more on the good reasons to get married.

Remember, marriage is for better and for worse.

It’s not something you jump in and out as you like.

Therefore…

👉get married for the right reasons

👉make up your mind to stay married.

Let me stop here.

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