Lie, Lie, Lie

  

Lie #1 - The Goal of Your Life is Marriage.

  

May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together - spirit, soul, and body… The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it

-1 Thessalonians 5:23a-24 MSG

I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

-1 Corinthians 7:7-8

It would have been a great help if they read the Bible, wouldn’t it?

-John Chapman

If they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than burn with passion.

-1 Corinthians 7:9

  

3 Hot Tips:

  

1 - Invest in yourself, so that you can invest in someone else.

  

If you want to be happy and married, start single and secure.

-Rich Wilkerson Jr.

  

2 - Date with marriage in mind.

  

  

3 - Start serving.

  

   

Lie #2 - Marriage is Supposed to Make You Happy.

    

The man who finds a wife finds a treasure (Blessing), and he receives favor from the Lord.

-Proverbs 18:22

A quarrelsome wife (pause for humor) is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.

-Proverbs 27:15

It’s better to pass a kidney stone than it is to marry a self centered, narcissistic, jerk.

-Rory Eldridge

  

Marriage isn’t supposed to make you HAPPY, it’s supposed to make you HOLY.

  

  

3 Purposes of Marriage - Tim Keller:

  

1 - Companionship.

It is not good for man to be alone.

-Genesis 2:18

2 - Procreation.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.

-Proverbs 127:3-5

3 - Sanctification.

  

Lie #3 - Prayer Can’t Change Things.

  

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

-James 5:16

The greatest tragedy are the prayers that go unanswered simply because they go unasked.

-Mark Batterson, The Circle Maker

You do not have, because you do not ask God.

-James 4:2

  

   

   

   

  

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