In my first marriage, I think the worst thing was everyone in town knowing my husband was cheating ... except me!
We were both too young to get married, but in
the fifties and sixties; it was just what you did. If you had not married by
the time you were twenty, they considered you an old maid and
snickered behind your back! Therefore, girls got married young! Far too often immature and TOO young!
When you are deceived , it is the most difficult emotion to handle. You are angry at the cheating spouse and mad at yourself for being so blind.
In today's world, with social media, the integrity of a person being faithful has gone from ten to zero overnight. It is easier to cheat but also easier to get caught. In yesterday's world, the woman stayed home, did not know what was going on around her and always the last to know.
Now, more women are working in the real world, and computer literate. With the internet, they can google and quickly find answers. We live in a fake, throwaway world. We use paper cups, paper plates, plastic eating utensils, and even our appliances are dispensable. When they quit working, it is cheaper to replace than to find a repairman to fix them. Sadly, that mentality has bled over into our relationships and so easy to toss aside a mate and get another someone to make the same mistake with.
Marriage is an institution and a commitment with God, as a husband and wife which makes it a threesome. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (KJV) says: And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him, and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken .
The proverb, "A chain is only as strong as its
weakest link," has a
literal meaning. The 'weakest link' is a symbolic reference and applies to a person rather than the link of a chain. The strong link is the character and integrity of the husband and wife. Infidelity
breaks the strength of the marriage.
Man
has distorted what God meant to be holy. Sex has become a commodity to sell an
item to the public. God made intimate love to be blessed in the marriage bed
but sex outside of marriage is a sin against your body. Discern the difference
between love and lust. Pure, true love will wait with respect. We have become so politically
correct; we won’t take a stand against sin. Someday, God will ask us why.
Separate the essential
qualities of true love from a surface love and DON’T
SETTLE. Pray for your future husband or wife
before you date. Ask God to help you choose the right one and then listen to
His direction. If you want to have perfect love
and a near-perfect marriage, love your spouse as Jesus loved the church and
gave His life for them!
Oh! How very true! Imagine that! You with something to say? Well, I never!
ReplyDeleteEven if your girls are made to cringe... I imagine at least one of them, with whom I was well acquainted for many, many years (this is a call-out, New York), expects nothing short of you being the attention-getter you've always been. I certainly wouldn't have it any other way.
I had no idea that you liked to write, although I've always valued you as the outspoken person I'm grateful for having come to know.
While it is true I could probably make wise use of any makeup tips that might help me look younger--the 40s are rough on the face after all--I think I should probably more readily enjoy watching as you realize your audience, since I know it'll be in for a real treat, what with you going world wide.
To this end, and to all of you out there,take a seat. But, not this seat here, on the front row, since it is mine. Even if my absence means I happen to miss a word of anything, my seat should never be used as temporary seating or housing by casual interlopers.
Now, just keep it coming. Would ya?
(Grins, Casey)
I will try, Casey. Happy to have you aboard my Suzie ship! :)
DeleteSo are you still in Little Rock,, Casey???
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