\u201cC<\/b>ontracts are made to be broken,\u201d the businessman advised me. I was appalled. But then I considered how most couples regard their marriage as a contract, not a covenant. What\u2019s the difference?<\/p>\n
A contract has provisions for being broken.<\/p>\n
A covenant is lasting.<\/p>\n
A contract is a bilateral agreement.<\/p>\n
A covenant is trilateral\u2014God, husband and wife.<\/p>\n
A contract makes provisions for termination.<\/p>\n
A covenant lasts a lifetime.<\/p>\n
A contract has terms and rules.<\/p>\n
A covenant is based on relationship.<\/p>\n
A contract protects one\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n
A covenant surrenders rights to God.<\/p>\n
A contract anticipates possible failure.<\/p>\n
A covenant provides for success.<\/p>\n
A contract initiates in good faith.<\/p>\n
A covenant initiates in love.<\/p>\n
People break contracts all the time. But God keeps spouses in covenant through His power, love and forgiveness.<\/p>\n
Try this: Regard your marriage as a covenant, not a contract. Refuse to ever speak the \u201cd\u201d word to one another\u2014divorce.<\/p>\n
The LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth\u2026
she is your companion and your wife by covenant.<\/i><\/p>\n
Mal. 2:14 NAS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cContracts are made to be broken,\u201d the businessman advised me. I was appalled. But then I considered how most couples regard their marriage as a contract, not a covenant. What\u2019s the difference? A contract has provisions for being broken. A covenant is lasting. A contract is a bilateral agreement. A covenant is trilateral\u2014God, husband and … Continue reading “29 KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE VOW; YOU\u2019RE IN A COVENANT, NOT A
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