Are you wondering what this blog might be about? I would be to if I wasn’t writing what I was being told to write…LOL!!

Well, I guess the first place the Holy Spirit wants to start is in Genesis….imagine that….ha! Genesis 2:24 NKJV:

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

This is the covenant of marriage that God created when he created the man and the woman.

However, as many of you have experienced, the parents do not want to lose control of their child, be it the husband or the wife. This happens a lot. You don’t want to dishonor your parents, but you are an adult and are married. God stated in the above verse that you LEAVE your father and mother and are joined to your wife. Now, you have your own family. You are responsible for your choices, words and actions! Not your parents.

So, your spouse is your first priority. That doesn’t mean you ignore your extended family. It just means you and your chosen one are to keep your vows and marriage sacred and secure. You have to remain united because that is what God wants….UNITY! You will face challenges with your families. Every marriage does. It is your responsibility to, decide together, how you will navigate the waters.

The most important thing to remember is to show honor and respect, whether or not, it is reciprocated. It does not matter whether they remember your birthday or your anniversary. What matters is that you pray for them together, you acknowledge their birthday however the two of you decide and you show them love. This is very important!

I married an Indian man, born in Chennai (aka Madras). He came to this country when he was 2. So, he was pretty Americanized.  The first 7 years of our marriage< I was not allowed to participate in any family functions nor was I acknowledged or allowed to go with my husband to their home. Fortunately, I am older than my husband and it did not really bother me. I sent gifts when it was a celebration and just loved them from afar. We have been married 17 years and I get along with the family. They finally came around. 🙂 I want you to understand that I know what I am talking about.

It says in Ephesians 5:23-33 NIV: “For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. in this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church-for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”

I hope this helps you and your marriage! You can always go to our Prayer Wall and add a prayer request. It does not need to be about marriage or a relationship. It can be about anything! It would be our pleasure to pray and stand with you!

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