Marriage matters

As Mrs. Pastor, one thing I am constantly reminded of is that my marriage matters and whether or not you want to accept it, it is expected (and has to be) an example to others. I found a few quotes that got me thinking differently...

Zig Ziglar said "I have no way of knowing whether or not you married the wrong person, but I do know that many people have a lot of wrong ideas about marriage and what it takes to make that marriage happy and successful. I'll be the first to admit that it's possible that you did marry the wrong person. However, if you treat the wrong person like the right person, you could well end up having married the right person after all. On the other hand, if you marry the right person, and treat that person wrong, you certainly will have ended up marrying the wrong person. I also know that it is far more important to be the right kind of person than it is to marry the right person. In short, whether you married the right or wrong person is primarily up to you."

In marriage, each partner is to be an encourager rather than a critic, a forgiver rather than a collector of hurts, an enabler rather than a reformer. ~ H. Norman Wright and Gary J. Oliver

The more you invest  in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes. ~ Amy Grant

Motto for the bride and groom: We are a work in progress with a lifetime contract.

~ Phyllis Koss

Whatever comes your way, remember to connect, communicate and celebrate with each other constantly. Can you imagine what our churches would be like if our "husband" Christ never connected, communicated or celebrated us and vice versa? Let's learn from the Lord and have exemplary marriages. May God continue to bless your marriage - and mine too. AMEN!