Tonight my husband and I watched the movie Fireproof. We have had so many people tell us how wonderful it was, but have never had the opportunity to see it. I have to admit, I asked him to see what else was on when it began, but he seemed to really want to watch it and before long I was hooked. The movie plot uses the book Love Dare to restore a broken marriage.
Today's movie choices are not the most wholesome. I had looked just tonight while getting groceries in Winn Dixie at the Redbox vending machine. There was not a single new release I wanted to take home. We decided a while back, we wouldn't watch anything that wasn't PG-13 or less. It has been quite challenging to find a movie worth our time that falls into that category. We were avid movie theatre goers during our dating years, but we hadn't placed any restrictions on the ratings at that point. Today, even PG-13 isn't always the most appropriate viewing. It is a fairly sad commentary when you can't find a movie without cursing, nudity, and/or total violence. Is there really no storyline worth telling that doesn't require these?
My point was really not to bash the movie industry. More importantly it was to say, you need to see the movie. If it in anyway applies to you, then you need to do the Love Dare. The book is available everywhere. We even have a copy that is still sitting on the shelf, unread. Hopefully, that is evidence we don't need radical help. However, even if you are not at a critical point in your marriage, you would benefit from leaning how to treat your mate. Perhaps that would keep you from getting to that critical point.
God designed for man and wife to be joined together forever, well until death parts you. The ceremony, the vows, and the rings really do mean something in His eyes. The bible tells us a man will leave his parents and join with his wife as one flesh. It also tells us in Hosea "And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy." (v2:19 ESV) Forever, did you catch that part, forever.
In His service
Mally
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Today's movie choices are not the most wholesome. I had looked just tonight while getting groceries in Winn Dixie at the Redbox vending machine. There was not a single new release I wanted to take home. We decided a while back, we wouldn't watch anything that wasn't PG-13 or less. It has been quite challenging to find a movie worth our time that falls into that category. We were avid movie theatre goers during our dating years, but we hadn't placed any restrictions on the ratings at that point. Today, even PG-13 isn't always the most appropriate viewing. It is a fairly sad commentary when you can't find a movie without cursing, nudity, and/or total violence. Is there really no storyline worth telling that doesn't require these?
My point was really not to bash the movie industry. More importantly it was to say, you need to see the movie. If it in anyway applies to you, then you need to do the Love Dare. The book is available everywhere. We even have a copy that is still sitting on the shelf, unread. Hopefully, that is evidence we don't need radical help. However, even if you are not at a critical point in your marriage, you would benefit from leaning how to treat your mate. Perhaps that would keep you from getting to that critical point.
God designed for man and wife to be joined together forever, well until death parts you. The ceremony, the vows, and the rings really do mean something in His eyes. The bible tells us a man will leave his parents and join with his wife as one flesh. It also tells us in Hosea "And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy." (v2:19 ESV) Forever, did you catch that part, forever.
In His service
Mally
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