Til Death Do Us Part

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Genesis 2:24 

I'm going to get a little nosy for a moment...it might get a little uncomfortable so bear with me.  

How seriously do you take your wedding vows?  Let's face it, we respect those who do what they say and keep their word; we don't respect those who just speak without ever keeping their word.  So when you gave your vow of marriage to your spouse, did you take it seriously?

I like performing weddings.  Mainly because I like to help the couple understand the gravity and the fun of two becoming one.  Sadly, some just don't get it.  Part of the wedding vows I use go like this:

 "I promise to love you, honor you, cherish and protect you for as long as I draw breath."  While some vows contain particular wording ("forsaking all others") the point is clearly explained in today's passage.  A man LEAVES his parents' home and becomes one with his wife.  Husband and wife are to be UNITED INTO ONE!  Which means......nothing is to come between them and no one is to come between them!  Not job, not money, not sports, not the gym, not friends, not kids, not alcohol, not hobbies, not books, NOTHING!  They are to be so united that they are a SINGLE entity!

Oh, there will be all sorts of excuses, cries, and reasoning.  But YOU BOTH have to decide to either fight to keep your relationship and marriage strong, or watch it crumble into dust with the anger and pain of watching the disintegrating destruction.

When I was enduring military training, we were taught (had it drilled into us) that we were to think as one, train as one, move as one, because we were to think of our fellow platoon members as extensions of our own body.  The same holds true with marriage.  We are to be SO united that you move, think, and function as a single entity.  This is because TRUE LOVE is a decision, not a feeling!

So, again, I ask the nosy question: How seriously do you take your vows?  Has anything or anyone disrupted your marriage?