BEFORE YOU MARRY: STRICTLY SINGLES PART 1

We hear a lot of single babes and guys tell us they are ready for marriage, yet they have no idea or clue why they want to get married. Some never take out time to ask themselves this questions: Why do I want to get marry? What is marriage all about? What kind of marriage do I want? Is marriage for me? Am I ready for Marriage? Today I will be starting a series on Before you Marry. please don't MISS any.
So the first question you should ask yourself is:

What is the Purpose of marriage?

Let's look at Marriage and its Institution "again"
Marriage: is a state of being voluntarily joined for life. It’s an agreement between a matured man and a matured woman to be joined as one.

Marriage Institute: this is an institute where a matured man and a matured woman voluntarily unite for a specific purpose, or voluntarily agree to be husband and wife to fulfill each other’s purpose.

So the purpose of marriage is to fulfill each other purpose because it was not good for "Man" to be alone "Companionship". The Purpose of Marriage comes with the following:

1. Responsibility: this is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone, an opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization. Being accountable or to be blame for your decisions. You must be ready to be responsible for each other and that doesn't mean taking away your responsibilities as an individual. its mean mutual responsibility. Its a conscious decision to accept the care and love for another person. Its means helping them develop in all phases of life. its also teaches us what God expects of us. Caring for one another is a decision of your will power. God expects us to be responsible for each other as He is responsible for us. You must not deny your spouse that responsibility of care and love.
2. Fidelity: this is being faithful to one another, by demonstrating continuous loyalty and support. But this seems to be a major issue in relationships/marriages, which leads to heartbreaks and divorce. Once you don't feel connected anymore infidelity sets in. Can you cope when your partner is away for a month, Or let me put it this way, How long can you cope when your partner isn't around. Fidelity can be develop is one is willing marriage was created with this major and unique  characteristic everyone intending to be married or married must posses. You both must be ready to pledge your allegiance to one another.
3. Dependence: is the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something, relying on someone for financial, emotional, spiritual etc support. We are all created to be dependent on one another, one way of the other. Our identity as individuals is not complete until we move away from our parents and be who we want to be on our own. This acts makes us independent for the first time since created. Dependence comes again when we choose to be with someone we love for the rest of our life, till death do us path, this kind of dependence is for life. Marriage is a choice, a will and desire. Its a deliberate act of placing yourself in subjection to another person. But in choosing who to depend on he/she must Fit into our lives. If you spend much time being independent, its no need going into marriage, because in marriage part of your commitment is deeply depending on each other. So choosing dependence is a big step for Marriage Preparation.
4. Love: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. You must be ready to be a giver. Remember you can give without loving, but you can't Love without giving.

Next: We will talk about, Parenting, Fellowship, Vulnerability and Covenant, these area are also very important you know when you talk about the purpose of marriage. 

BEFORE YOU MARRY: STRICTLY SINGLES PART 2 READ HERE

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