God teaches us about the invaluable nature of His wisdom in Proverbs 24:3-5(NLT). This passage tells us, “3 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. 5 The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.” Heavenly Father tells us that when a foundation is built with the wisdom He provides, it will be a strong foundation that provides shelter from the storms of life. This is extremely important knowledge, and it is useful to our desire to build and maintain a strong marriage and family.
Through His Word, the example of Jesus Christ, and the indwelling Holy Spirit, God has given us all the wisdom and tools we need to build a strong family unit. This is what He desires. He wants Godly parents to raise Godly children so that His love continues to grow and the lives of all His people are abundant and continuously overflowing with His love and goodness. Through this family unit, God is providing for everyone, the spouses and the children. It’s not complicated. His plan is very simple. Through His love for us and through us loving Him with all our hearts, minds, souls, and strength, God guarantees that we can build a successful family life. Many refuse to have faith in this.
God tells us in Proverbs 24:5 that the wise prevail and excel through great power. One piece of wisdom that causes us to prevail and live powerfully in Christ is recognizing that our brand of love isn’t enough glue to hold a marriage together. In a relationship, every individual comes to the table with their own emotional and mental baggage. Sometimes, this baggage doesn’t rear its ugly head until outside pressures invade that person’s peace. When this happens, people will show a side of themselves that their partner hasn’t seen. Sometimes, this can be enough for a person to want to call it quits.
Philippians 4:13(NLT) tells us, “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Who is it that gives us strength? Our strength from day to day comes from the Lord Jesus Christ. His love empowers us to look beyond a person’s faults and flaws, and it’s not because we’re so good; it’s because God is so good and his love for us is so strong. Through prayer and the desire to please our Heavenly Father, we are strengthened to extend His love even when we don’t feel like it.
Colossians 2:10(NLT) declares, “So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.” This is wonderfully Good News, and we must feast on it like a delicious meal. God tells us that we are overcomers because of our union with Christ, not because of our union with another person. Building a strong foundation for marriage is sometimes very challenging, and overcoming those challenges requires the kind of power, faith, and strength that can only come from God. He doesn’t want us to ever forget that He is the Source of all good things. We must learn to lean on God’s love to get us through attacks on the unity of our marriages. Proverbs 24:5 tells us that when we build our relationship on the strength of our faith in God, His love will keep us strong, and it will strengthen our relationships too. ■
Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
“Our Brand of Love is Not the Glue”, written by Kim Times, edited by Reverend Fran Mack for Sundie Morning Sistas ©2022. All rights reserved. All done to the glory of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! SMS is dedicated to inspiring and encouraging Christian Women through the Word of God.