Marriage Under Pressure

Ch. 5 - Divine Intervention (part 4)

Marriage Under Pressure

Divine Intervention (part 4)

Do you still remember our marriage vow?

"...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth." ("Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance."--1 Corinthians 13:7)

This should be every couple's daily reminder. Because walang mag-asawang hindi humarap sa pagsubok. Lahat ng couple dadaan at daan sa paghihirap. Hindi naman lagi puro ligaya, sarap, at ginhawa ang malalakaran ng mag-asawa. ("There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance."--Ecclesiastes 3:1,4). Makakasalubong talaga sila ng ibat-ibang uri ng troubles at temptation. But you know what matters most? Ang mag-kasama parin silang haharapin ang lahat ng pagsubok na ito sa buhay mag-asawa. Hindi iiwan ang isat-isa no matter how worse things would be. So it is important to call on the Lord. And put Jesus Christ as our center of relationship because He will help us endure all this kind of troubles and evil ways. Jesus is the redeemer and the healer, the shelter and the safeguard. ("Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me."--John 14:1) There is nothing for us to worry about when He is with us ("Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."--Psalm 55:22 / "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."--Philippians 4:6). Wala kang hahanapin kapag kasama natin si Kristo, for you will never feel empty or something is missing when Jesus Christ is with us. ("And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."--Philippians 4:19 / "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work."--2 Corinthians 9:8). So for better or for worse, we should stay together. Marital relationship is not like porcelain jars that when broken you may dispose it away. Because persons ang involve dito, not things. When your partner was stained or broken, you fix him, not leave him, or replace him. Humans do make mistakes (1 John 1:8-10), but what matters is that he will repent his sins and change according to God's will and instructions. Hindi na issue dito kung how much or how heavy pa ang kasalanan nagawa natin sa isa't-isa noon at ngayon, what matters now is that we sincerely forgive each other and fix the conflicts, and the underlying cause of the problem. That is why I am willing to change for the better and forget each other's mistakes for reconciliation and fulfillment of God's purpose for us. We can make this happen; we can survive all of this with the help of the Lord. Just believe it is possible. For there is nothing impossible to God (Luke 1:37).

Now back to the main argument:

Such question as "Can you still believe we can survive this?"

If you are going to ask me, reading my statements above, you probably know my answer. Because I love God and I have faith in Him; we can no doubt survive this. How about you? Do you believe that God will help us survive? Or will you ignore His call again ("They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work."--Titus 1:16)?

If you are going to ask the same argument to that adulterous guy, which is I am very much sure that he would reply "Yes bebe ko!", but would God's answer be the same as that guy? Will you rely on to your faith that God will help you both to survive such adulterous affair even though actually it opposed to His commandment? ("You shall not commit adultery."--Exodus 20:14) Is that a godly faith? I think not, it is but merely an optimism of such sin could last longer, that only a clouded heart could think of. But if you continue with this unlikely affair, will that pleases the Lord? Is that your righteous way to love the Lord, to betray His command and open heartedly hold the sin persistently (Hebrews 10:26)? Is this how you reciprocate the love that the Lord is giving you (John 14:15)?

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