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Marriage Glorifies God (When Done Right)

Written by LaRosa Johnson
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Filed under: Faith, LaRosa, Ramblings

Recently John Piper (DesiringGod.org) preached a series that dealt with marriage and how it was meant to be a visual display here on earth of the glory and character of God. Admittedly, I didn't listen to the entire series (I had taken a hiatus from podcasting, and didn't go back to check it out), but there are a few thoughts that stuck with me and have made themselves visible in my own marriage of late.

Being a man of God, when I got married, I took my marriage vows seriously and I meant every word. With that in mind, I knew that divorce was never an option (barring adultery on either one of our parts, but I pray that neither of us falls into that temptation or sin) and it was and still is my intent to remain married until one of us is put under the earth or Jesus comes back, whichever comes first. Now, last night, Robin and I had a pretty heated and extensive argument (it lasted a few hours, and ended up with me choosing to sleep on the couch instead of sleeping beside someone I was mad at). I woke up this morning and felt the same way, and honestly questioning whether things were worth fighting through or if I would just wave the white flag and give up. Lots of thoughts ran through my mind, including divorce, but none of them made any sense and seemed like a cop out.

I went through the morning still very much mad (and a headache from lack of sleep), and I had to chat with my spiritual brother about it to try and get some outside insight. That didn't help much and only made me that much madder. Then another brother hit me up to show me his new website design, and my feelings immediately started to subside. I wrote a poem earlier, and then went to grab some lunch from McDonald's. When I got back, I had a peace about things. Yes, I was still mad at her about the situation/circumstance, but even with that I was able to open up and forgive and was assured that things could and would be fine.

That's when it hit me, that's how things are with the Lord a lot of times. We screw up and end up arguing with Him about our sins, and He is justified in His anger towards sin. But He doesn't stay angry, nor does He kick us to the curb, leaving us to our own means. No; instead, He forgives us and welcomes us back with open arms, ready and willing to work things out and make things better. Christ is the groom and the Church is the bride, and that's exactly how it goes down. The same can and should be said for an earthly marriage, like mine; I should be able to forgive (as I have) and keep moving forward in growing closer. The kicker is that this glorifies the Lord and brings honor to His name! By doing this, we exhibit His character, even in the midst of sin and faults, and that is what He wants: for us to be like Him.

So yeah, I have peace now, and am floored to think that what I'm going through, was able to work it out so that He could ultimately get the glory out of it. How awesome is that?