So, I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot of bad stuff about marriage lately. I happened to unintentionally keep watching “Cheaters” On G4. If you’ve never watched the show, its about this guy and his investigation crew who are hired by normal people to follow around their significant other to see if they are cheating on them. The more that I watch shows like this, the more I frustrated about getting married. I hope to be married myself in the near future, but when you see stuff like this happen as often as it does, it tends to make me a little nervous about putting my love and trust on the line.
I think I can get by the actual cheating part (for right now at least), but the thing that really bothers me is the fact that the person who is cheating just will not confess! For instance, I have a friend who works with a girl who told her that she cheated on her husband. She did admit that she feels bad about it, but would never tell him. That bugs the crizz-ap out of me! Her husband deserves to know that she has been with another man! If her marriage ends in divorce, then I’m sorry but thats just the consequence that she must accept for her actions. I personally do not believe that divorce is an option in marriage. I think that they should do everything they can to work out the problem. However, if she never confesses to her husband that there is a problem, then her marriage is a sham. She has abused her husband’s trust, love, and life. I pray that she is miserable until she confesses.
When people cheat on their spouses, it taints marriage for the rest of us. It scares me to death. To think that some guy might see my wife, wearing a wedding ring, and still try to hit on her! Or to think that my wife might actually not honor our life commitment, and think that she needs someone else for anything that I cannot provide. What really bugs me about the girl I mentioned earlier is that she didn’t even talk to her husband about it. Not even a “hey, sweety, we need to talk about something . . . . . . . . . .” Its that simple. You should be able to trust your spouse 100% of the time, no questions asked.
I guess I can’t expect too much. I mean we are a fallen and sinful people. However, there is hope. If we are living our lives for Christ, always striving and doing everything for his glory then a stable marriage should not be a problem. In the context of Christ, marriage takes on a new and holy meaning. It’s permanent. Marriage is supposed to represent the relationship between Christ and the Church. Christ is always faithful to his bride, the church. And we as the church should strive to be faithful to Him. May husbands love their wives and give up their lives for them if need be. And may wives love their husbands and be faithful, and strive to live with peace and honesty in their marriages! To God be the glory, Amen.
Title courtesy of Lauren Lorentz – thank you ; )
