Feeling Change; Commitments Don't

Love never fails. I Corinthians 13:8

A national magazine devoted its Valentine's Day issue to the subject of love. It reported on the results of a study done in a university research setting that revealed that the hormones that produce the warm sensation of being "in love" eventually lose their potency and wear out. Therefore higher and higher levels of the same hormone are required to produce the same feelings of exhilaration, dreaminess, and infatuation.

Their conclusion: It will take something other than high-voltage body chemistry to keep a couple together for a lifetime. The radioactive hormones that produce a "romantic high" just can't be sustained.

But where infatuation ends, real love begins. Let us encourage you to seek out an older couple you both know well who have a love relationship. Meet with them, ask them questions, and observe their behavior. You may not see the same dreamy-eyed emotions displayed that infatuation brings, but what you will observe is deep respect, a strong sense of attraction, and a deep satisfaction and joy just being together. Real love is just as exhilarating, if not more so, than adolescent hormone rushes. So be encouraged. Just because the infatuation stage may have ended, you haven't fallen out of love. Something far more precious, beautiful, and long lasting can take its place. It's called real love.

Today's Marriage Minute comes entirely from the book Marriage Minutes by Dr. Bob and Cheryl Moeller.

" THE BRIDGE"

This video depicts God's love for us. Let us not forget this and live our life in accord with his will. John 3:16

Thanks Eva for sharing!

Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace

Here is another book that was recommended last week through MarriageVine. Love That Lasts shows that marriage is about God's glory and not our own. Today, getting married is centered around what is best for ME. For some women, it is all about how good a man look or how well of a provider he is. For some men, it is all about how pretty she is, what type of body she has or how well she can satisfy him sexually. However, this book focuses on the primary purpose of marriage. It tells exactly what marriage should be about. In other words, we need to see marriage as God does to keep it in arrangement with his purpose. Sad to say, many of us did not understand the purpose of marriage and ended up in a divorce. I can attest to this because I am one of those divorce statistics.

Additionally, I really encourage you to subscribe to the daily postings from MarriageVine. It is an investment of time that will strengthen your relationship. I enjoy reading the emails even though they are overwhelming.

BOTTOM LINE: We need to see God through Marriage and not ourselves!!!