Sharing is Caring

Balanced Relationship       “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).     Spouses are designed to rely on each other.   However, if one relies more on their spouse than on God, it is impossible to build a healthy family.   In relying on our spouses, we need to maintain balance.   Over-reliance on each other to the extent of becoming independent from God is not a healthy marital relationship.   There should be a certain degree of freedom between husband and wife.   The purpose of this freedom is to allow each other the freedom to approach God.   It means that while spouses rely on each other, there is a need for independent aspects.   Thinking of a triangle, it is easy to understand that giving each other space means creating a free space.   If we label the top corner as God, the left corner as the husband, and the right c...

Model of a Healthy Marriage Relationship     “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.   For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:22-23).     In the current era, finding a model of a healthy marriage and family is challenging.   Consequently, many Christian young people harbor negative thoughts about marriage.   However, the fundamental reason for such negative thoughts stems from the curse resulting from the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the first couple in human history, as described in Genesis.   Adam and Eve, who were supposed to be role models, brought destruction to the family by disobeying God's command and succumbing to sin.   Nevertheless, Christian couples should realize that they are no longer under that curse.   We are followers of Jesus, who becomes the second or last Adam, and we, as “the church,” become His bride. ...