Before I get into today’s insight, I want to give a little back story on why I chose the 30 things I chose. What I am sharing with you over these 30 days are not random suggestions about marriage. I asked myself the question, “If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, what would I tell people about marriage to help them create a successful marriage if no one told them anything else?” That is how these things came to be. I share this backstory to help you understand how important these things are. These are all foundational.

HERE'S THE THING...

If you are going to have a successful marriage, it is very important for you to understand that marriage is God’s idea. That means that He created it. Why does it matter that we understand who created it? Because the creator of something is the one who determines the purpose of it and how it works best.

When you buy a Samsung refrigerator, you don’t look to Maytag to tell you how to best operate Samsung’s product. Maytag may also make refrigerators, so there may be similarities, but to get the best out of your Samsung you would be wise to look to Samsung because they are the one’s who created the product.

In the same way, because God created marriage, He is the one who is best qualified to tell you how to make it successful. You do not have to believe it in order for it to be true no more than you have to believe in gravity for it to be true. However, you will suffer the natural consequences of going against gravity, just as you will suffer the natural consequences of doing marriage your way.