Faith Filled Family 2015 Issue 2 | Page 21

“Having it All” But At What Price? By Vernita Simmons in the spectacular Garden of Eden when He formed woman from the rib of the man and brought her to him. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man he made into a woman, and he brought her to the man. Therefore, a man Marriage is a divine shall leave his father institution ordained and mother and be by God between a joined to his wife, and man and a woman. they shall become one God officiated the first flesh. (Gen 2: 22; 24 ). marriage ceremony They became attached W hat happens to a marriage when one or both ignores the marriage. For example, they are both too busy working or volunteering to invest time in the relationship. How can this be resolved? And the Lord God said, “It is not good that a man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Gen. 2:18). She completes him for he is inadequate without her. In other words, he need her as much as she need him. Thus, In God’s divine purpose, the husband is to love He knew man needed his wife unconditionally soneone of like kind to as God loves us. complement him, and Husbands, love your He created a helper, wives, just as Christ a suppor ѕȁ