| | "“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down
and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29
For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone
who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build
and wasn’t able to finish.’ "
- Luke 14:28-30 |
| Marriage is amazing, but it's no cake walk.
When I look at my life I can honestly say every good thing I have is a result of committing my life to loving my wife.
It at all came at a cost.
In today's society everybody wants the exclusivity of marriage without fully understanding what is required of a man as a husband.
Many of us grew up without a strong male role model making it difficult to understand what is required of a real man in marriage.
Yet, when the words "I Do" are spoken, they are an immediate call to becoming the man God created you to be.
For most men that means becoming the man we didn't see in our household growing up. Doing things differently from what we saw our parents do. And creating an environment for your children far healthier than the one you grew up in.
You can't do it without God.
God will provide all the insight and resources you need to become the man in marriage he had called you to.
There are times when marriage will require you to give up more than you ever imagined. It will expose your flaws and leave you to deal with some hard truths about yourself.
All a minor cost compared to the great ministry marriage done God's way presents the world.
A cost every man should be willing to pay.
Let's pray...
"Lord show me how to be the man you have created me to be. Your are more than enough to fill any void created from the absence of real men in my life. At the same time, surround me with strong men of faith that can encourage me to be a better man daily. Thank you for a marriage that challenges me to learn how to love deeper, listen better, and provide always. In Jesus name I pray, Amen." |
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