Marriage is Ordained of God

I believe that marriage is ordained of God. Marriage is something special and very sacred. So, what does the word ordained mean? Ordained means “intended, destined, or designed”.  When you put that in the sentence with those words, marriage is intended of God, marriage is designed of God. How neat! Most people I would assume know that marriage is something that is becoming less popular and a rarity these days in society. Why? Why is it something that has been around for hundreds of years going out of “style” now? Dennis Prager, radio host for Los Angeles, says this about marriage and some of the reasons why it has become increasingly more difficult or unnecessary:

 

http://www.prageruniversity.com/Life-Studies/The-Case-for-Marriage.html
 

These were some of the main points from the above video clip that I wrote down:

·         Many are afraid of commitment-especially men

·         People don’t want to get married because of selfish reasons

·         It all comes down to wanting to share your life with someone. Do you want that? Yes.

·         Marriage makes people more mature

·         Marriage motivates you to become something better

·         Marriage is the deepest relationship we have

·         People ask, “Why get married, it is just a piece of paper?” Prager says, “Then why don’t you sign it? Because they know it is not just a piece of paper, it is more than that.”

·         Being a husband or a wife has a deeper meaning than boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner.

·         It does not make people happy to have short relationships.

·         Prager likened divorce to a car crash, but people still drive. Why are people so afraid to marry?

·         Society needs and wants marriage and so does our age

What is a “successful” marriage? Referring back to the Introduction post in, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, it says that “marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan.” For some, this is a new idea, so I want to explain the best I can in a way that makes sense. Man is created in God’s own image. That means that we are literally spirit sons or daughters of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual pre-mortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose. I think it is a wonderful thing to know that we lived before this and had an identity before we even came to earth. The proclamation goes on to say that,

“Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.” I truly believe that when we have a Christ centered home and we try are hardest to fulfill all of these principles, our homes will be happy and our marriages will be blessed. Service and sacrifice is also something that is crucial to marriage. In a marriage between a man and a woman we are given the privileges to create life and to raise children while we are here on the earth. We are given the opportunities to create our own family unit and to teach children correct principles, while developing a godly character and becoming “one” with another person. When we include God into our marriage it looks like a triangle. God is at the top and husband and wife are on the two side. As you both work together to become better you get closer to God. I love the imagery that makes and gives me joy and hope for the future!