Marriage is ministry. Put your relationship with God is first and serving your spouse serves God. For the Glory of God. Illustrating
Gods plan in marriage is not straight line. God has made you for each other to complete the work he wants to do in you. Work through it. Persevere & perspective. Dont initiate the change of your lot.
Out: how do I seek to please my spouse? Choose to love (verb), not only feelings. Become a consummate love with ingredients of
Marriage is serving when you dont want to. Showing respect.
Pushing away emotionally,
Intimacy plus passion = Romantic love...
Passion is just infatuated love...
Consummate love is combo of all 3.
Love languages: words of affirmation, quality, gifts, service...
Marriage is earthly context. No marriage in heaven. Only on earth, but has a purpose. Symbol of christ and church. That God has a plan. Purpose of procreation, divine. Joy and devotion.
How to be faithful when feel stuck? Faithful in context. Eg patriarch, plebian, woman, slave, etc.
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