When I
was 16 I met my husband to be. There were fireworks and sirens, the whole
shebang! I was instantly in love and knew he would be my husband one day..
Almost 9 years later, 7 years of marriage, and 2 baby girls later, I am still
in love with that man. He’s the strong silent type…You gotta really know him to
like him…
When my
baby cousin, well 21 year old cousin, called me the other day to let me
know he was getting married {didn’t even know he was dating, let alone serious
about marriage, lol} I was so happy for him, because I knew what a blessing my
marriage had been to me {even at such a young age}
I seemed
to be the only one happy for him, and that broke my heart. For obvious reasons
everyone else thought he was crazy, and even though I don’t think his timing is
the best, I still support him.
Over the
next few days my family would call and ask me to talk him out of it, I started
to hear a small voice pop into my heart once again… it was a voice that I had
heard on and off for years while defending my young marriage to outsiders.
That
small voice was my Heavenly Father, and what a sweet voice it was.
He laid
it on my heart to spread the message that loves knows no age.
We are
so proud of our young children when they accept Jesus into their hearts. We
dedicate them, we throw parties for them, we video their baptism and tweet or
Facebook about it later….
But we
condemn young marriage…
If a
child understands what Jesus did for us on the cross, then why can’t we accept
young marriage?
If we
accept that a child can fully understand the sacrifice displayed in Jesus’
ressurection, why can’t we accept that a young couple can understand the
sacrifices given in marriage?
Because
age doesn’t matter. It’s the willingness of the Holy Spirit that allows a marriage
to prosper.
And this
is exactly what I told my baby cousin, as long as you wake up every morning and
submit to each other, you’ll prosper. Wake up every morning and do at least ONE
thing to make each other’s lives easier.
I was 18
when I got married, and I was 19 when I gave birth for the first time. I was 21
when I came to know Christ and was 23 when I earned my Bachelor’s in Elementary
Education.
My
marriage is blossoming and we did almost everything backwards.
The Lord
isn’t going to bless you just because you follow society’s guidelines of
adulthood.
He
blesses you if you put Him first and love one another.
It's has
for me
If
you’ve learned one thing from this post it's this. It doesn’t matter what
the outside world thinks of your marriage… The outside world is a yucky nasty
place.. full of godless people
It
doesn’t matter how old you are, how many square feet you have, how much money
you have in your bank account, or what your social status is.
The Lord isn’t going to bless you just because you follow society’s guidelines of adulthood.
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Love that! So devout!
Yes!!!!! Well said. I can really relate to this - I met my husband at age 15, started dating at 16 and married at 19. 8.5 years on and every day I am reminded that we made the best decision to get married back then, despite being frowned upon by a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteI pray blessings for your cousins marriage. I completely agree that if spouses daily submit to each other and the Holy Spirit the marriage will prosper!
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Visiting from living for his glory- great post!!!!! We are 18 years strong and forever in love.
ReplyDeleteI was browsing about people's view of Christian singles dating and eventually marriage..I found your blog, which is very interesting. Thanks for sharing. God Bless :D
ReplyDeleteAwesome :) Love this!
ReplyDeleteWow :) Thank you for this! :)
ReplyDeleteAmen! God bless you! I come from a small town in Michigan; a town with only recently one stop light where I graduated from the same high school as my grandparents. My parents were married right out of high school as was most of my family and friends. Let me tell you something, they are all still happily married. With Christ at the helm of their marriages and good upbringings, their marriages are solid. They all have a few years on me because I decided to break the mold, move to the big city and marry at 28, an old maid in my neck of the woods. My parents have been married 48 years this month. It's all about God and commitment to Him and each other whether you marry young or older. I just finished reading a great new book for wives, whether young or old, starting out or seasoned spouse. It's called "The Wholehearted Wife: 10 Keys to a More Loving Relationship," by Erin, Greg and Gary Smalley. Biblical, inspirational, affirming. One of my favorite quotes is, "Jesus is the ultimate source of our fulfillment in life. As our Creator and Savior, He is the only one who can affirm our value and meet our deepest needs. When our identities are anchored in Christ, the peace,freedom, and joy He gives us aren't dependent on our husbands or our marriages - or anything else!" I highly recommend it! http://www.tyndale.com/The-Wholehearted-Wife/9781624051463#.U6upS14Q7wI
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