Possible Message

Marriage is a union that _________ and _________ do not enter into lightly, they both I’m sure understand that no matter what the circumstances, problems or hardships, Marriage should be by it’s very design, a life long commitment to each other.

 Why do I say by design?

Well I say it because marriage is an intricate and complex thing that has many parts to it.  

To give us an image to relate to let’s Imagine a wagon wheel with six spokes, Let’s consider the wheel itself as LOVE and let’s give each of the spokes a name, with each spoke being an essential component of a loving and growing marriage. 

• Trust
• Loyalty
• Respect
• Communication
• Joy
• Intimacy …which involves  Reverence, tenderness        And of course……..sharing all the precious  moments that God designed for within marriage.

You can’t have one without the others folks, if one spoke is broken or damaged, it places strain on all the other spokes.

 Often relationships are based on just one of the spokes, most commonly  - physical attraction, / infatuation…..

in this case………….

 it’s not going to last because you can not build a marriage based on physical attraction and all that entails.

 All of the spokes, each of the areas must be tended to, cultivated and fostered

(like a garden needs to be fertilised and weeded).

Each area must always be growing, be cherished and guarded as if your very life depends on it. And in a sense it does. 

Marriage is…. very much like a wagon wheel, it is designed for a specific purpose, will sometimes hit some rough patches, but I would encourage you today to devote time and attention to the areas that I have mentioned and you will be just fine.

Finally, as the wagon wheel has a hub, about which everything else turns, I would remind you and encourage you to allow God to be the hub of your lives and your marriage, providing security, direction and purpose because that is what He does well,