Starting from scratch. . . .the foundation!

Since "Rome wasn't build in a day", and neither will your marriage be; I have outlined in today's segment a very simple concept that we can apply to our marriages as though they never were.

Here's what I mean: " Starting from scratch"

Many times in our marriages we allow time to slip by so fast until we are well into our relationships and never really took the time to really get to know each other and plan for your married future. Then of course the current events of the time begins to demand our time and we are then caught up in the "events" of life.

So. . . . what really happens to us when a problem arises and one or the other or perhaps neither party is prepared; simply because we never started on the foundation of marriage!

One may ask, what exactly is the foundation of marriage? Is it the same for every marriage? Does every married couple have the same foundation? Interesting questions!

Well, first of all allow me to answer this way: Marriage is not a free-lance institution that has no structure as some have taken it to be. Just as God gave Adam specific instructions what to do and what not to do in the garden, we as married people have instructions also. After disobeying the Lord's instructions, Adam was forced to start from scratch for the second time,his life's journey with his wife Eve.

Obviously people are different, but think of it this way, if ten people are going to college or a school to pursue a certain profession, do they all not have to take the same tests. . . . and if they do not pass the final test, they just may have to " start from scratch". I hope you're getting my point here.

Subsequently in marriages, it is very similar. Sometimes we just have to "start from scratch." . . and take care of those import things like "communication".

Starting from scratch is not so bad when you consider that it involves the life-time commitment of you both; and since you're going to spend a very long time with each other, it just might be a rather refreshing idea.

Marriages fail simply because of a lack of foundational principles. Of course these principles are found in the God's Holy word. Nevertheless they are the foundation and assuring that your marriages won't fail.

Starting from scratch is the best option; even if you've been married for a while and have become so set in your ways that you think things will never change. I've got good news for you! It can change and it will change, but it starts with you! Listen to the scriptures: Luke 6:48 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

My dear friends, why suffer lost when you don't have to? It's never too late! . . . .and the Lord guarantees it!

Luke 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. You see, so starting from scratch isn't such a bad idea after all. Trust me, your marriage is worth it.

The message today is simple . . . . .start from scratch. . . . . .build you marriage on the foundation of God's unchanging word. . . . . believe me. . . . . once you start from scratch, you'll never turn back. God Bless you today and your marriages.

Remember. . . . You are Blessed!