by: Staci Sweet
In order to be biblically prudent and to build a marriagae on the foundation of truth, women must begin to ask themselves are they in line with the order of God. Does your present relationship follow the pattern of the Most High for a successful union?
The pattern of God for marriage begins in the book of Genesis. In the beginning, God created man and woman (Gen. 1:27). After man's formation (Gen. 2:8), the Lord planted a garden where He placed man to dress and KEEP it (Gen. 2:15). Dress, in Hebrew, is defined as to work or to serve. Therefore, man's first duty assigned by the Lord God was to WORK in the garden.
Secondly, he was to keep it which meant he was to guard and protect the garden and the inhabitants thereof. He was not only protecting the Lord God's garden, but his home because this is where the Lord had placed him (Gen 2:8). Here is where many women of God have made their mistake in not understanding the pattern of God for marriage.
A man has to first have some form of work. Not necessarily a job, but work, something given unto him by God to do in the earth. In their search for love, women have been blinded by a romance and muscles and have overlooked the basics of manhood. God put man here to work and in order for a marriage to be successful, one of the prerequisites is that your fiance has to work. This leads us to the second stitch in the pattern. Your man has to have a place where HE keeps: lives, guards and protects.
Not his parents or your home, but his own. Concerning yourself with square footage is not important. What is important is that your fiance has experience in working, guarding and protecting as this is what he has to do for you. So many times, women have believed that in order to prove loyalty and love for him, that he can enter into the marriage any kind of way. Not true according to God's Word. Allow your marriage the opportunity to succeed and begin sewing your relationship according to the pattern.
About The Author
Staci Sweet is an associate at http://invitationwarehouse.com, where an extensive selection of discount invitations/announcements are offered including Christian wedding and social stationery, baptismal, christening and dedication announcements/invitations as well as anniversary, gradution, birth announcements, etc.