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Marriage links you to another person, but it's up to you to decide how you'll use that link. If you choose, you can turn that link into a tug-of-war. All you need to do is face each other, dig your heels into the dirt, and pit all your strength against the other person. There isn't much forward motion, but what little motion there is will drag one of you into the mud. The sad thing is, in the end the winner stands alone.

But marriage doesn't have to be that way. You can join hands across the link of marriage and form a partnership. You can march forward together and put your united strength into the job at hand. As a team, two strong people can do a powerful lot of work—and they finish together.

God made the first man and woman to be partners in marriage. Even the method He used to create them illustrated the link of partnership. You can put this concept to work by refusing to quibble over small things and by taking your husband's side whenever possible. On potentially divisive issues like financial planning, discipline of children, and use of free time, you can make every effort to create a two-person team—and finish together, as God intended. (See also Exodus 32:11-14; Song of Solomon 8:5-7; Hosea 14:4-8; Acts 18; Hebrews 13:4.)

Good Words to Remember:
And the LORD GOD said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." Genesis 2:18

Today's Challenge:
Does your marriage resemble a tug-of war or a partnership? What changes do you need to make?

Bible Studies on Marriage