Love and Marriage

“Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage.” Or so goes a song Frank Sinatra recorded nearly 70 years ago. Valentine’s Day is behind us, but we can celebrate love and marriage every day of the year.

What does a happy marriage look like? We have seen marriages where one spouse domineers over the other, but that does not seem to be what God had in mind when He instituted marriage in Genesis 2:18-24. We have seen marriages that look like two very independent people living under the same roof; so independent, in fact, that if you met them away from home, perhaps at the grocery store or the airport, you might not even realize that they were married. This may not be what God had in mind, either, but who are we to say?

However, we have also seen marriages that take the “leaving and cleaving” and “become one flesh” concepts well beyond physical intimacy. The husband and wife seem to live in each other’s heart, share each other’s thoughts, finish each other’s sentences, lift each other up, and bring out the best in each other. They become one in so many different ways, yet somehow without losing their uniqueness amidst their unity. A thing of beauty, yet one of mystery, and a blessing from God.

Proverbs 15:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” I can attest that this is true.