As my wife and I approach our fortieth wedding anniversary this week, we can confidently forward a couple of guarantees to those of you considering the institution of marriage.
First, we are both convinced that marriage is on the front lines of Satan’s attack in this current culture. If you struggle with the notion of being confronted with our great enemy, we guarantee that you will find out very soon how much your marriage is worth. Of course, we’ve thought it priceless all of these years. And, with every smile towards each other, or a kind word, or with each embrace, we enjoy stalling out Satan’s advance on us.
Second, because we are all broken, the most we should assume about ourselves in marriage is that we are broken together. This should not surprise us. As individuals, we are fundamentally flawed. Though we remain sinful, I believe God designed marriage to make the two of us so much better than we ever could have been alone. I believe God designed marriage to make the two of us that much more capable to ward off Satan’s attacks on us.
We have had so many wonderful memories over the years. We have many more to go. But, the base line for each of us in marriage is that we remain broken even if we are together. We can guarantee to you that our marriage has not been perfect. But, it has been worth fighting for, and we’d much rather be broken together.
How have we done? I’ll let you contemplate the number “40,” as well as this video, with thanks to Casting Crowns.