Author Archives: God's Favourite House
Bedrock
Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations [of a godly society] are destroyed, What can the righteous do?” (AMP)
I know people say that some people are lucky in marriage and others are unlucky. There is really nothing like that, because the people who stay married have just chosen to stay married. Read the rest of this entry
Lab 102
1 Corinthians 13:6-7 “It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
Love is a choice. You love because you chose to love and if you stop loving it is because you chose to stop loving. The choice to love should continue if the marriage is to last. Read the rest of this entry
Lab 101
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.”
Yesterday we established that Attraction is not love. Attraction is a good thing because it can make learning to love easier. But attraction is not love. Read the rest of this entry
The Workshop
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.”
Marriage is not a competition. Marriage is cooperation. A two-headed anything is a monster. The church cannot have two heads. Christ Jesus is the head of the Church. Read the rest of this entry
Love Lab
1 Corinthians 13:8&13 “Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever! …Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”
Marriage is God’s idea. Marriage Is A Spiritual Model. Marriage Is The Love Lab. Read the rest of this entry
Schooling
Ephesians 5:32-33 “This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and his church are one. So again I say, each husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and each wife must respect her husband.”
Why GET married, STAY married, or RE-marry? Marriage is God’s idea and Marriage Is A Spiritual Model. We are to be trained to be like God in marriage. Read the rest of this entry
Idea & Model
Malachi 2:16 “‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.” (emphasis added).
God says to divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty. God speaking to the man, says do not divorce your wife. Did you notice that God did not even say do not divorce your husband? He did not speak to the woman because it is unheard of in God’s design. Read the rest of this entry
Not You
Malachi 2:15 “God, not you, made marriage. His Spirit inhabits even the smallest details of marriage. And what does he want from marriage? Children of God, that’s what. So guard the spirit of marriage within you. Don’t cheat on your spouse.” (MSG)
Genesis 2:18-23 “Then God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion who is right for him.’ Adam gave names to all the animals he discovered…
God’s Design
Matthew 26:39 “Going a little ahead, he fell on his face, praying, “My Father, if there is any way, get me out of this. But please, not what I want. You, what do you want?” (MSG)
I know there are people who desire to get married reading this today. In fact, about a third of people in church are unmarried adults – either never married or used to be married. Read the rest of this entry
Why?
Genesis 2:18 “Then YAHWEH-God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Therefore, I will fashion a suitable partner to be his help and strength.” (TPT)
Over the next few days, we will be looking at Why Marry – why get married, why stay married, why remarry? One of the primary goals for us at God’s Favourite House Read the rest of this entry
