It's my humble observation that there's a needless, sad, but common theme that runs through conflicts that arise in a few of the marriages of those who claim to follow Christ ... In a February 2014 Christianity Today article called "Marriage, Divorce, and the Church: What do the stats say, and can marriage be happy?" written by Ed Stetzer, he cites some interesting research by Harvard trained social researcher, popular speaker and best selling author Shaunti Feldhahn: "In her newest book, The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages, Shanti compiles some stats and conducts some research of her own on marriage, and specifically, what makes for a happy marriage. "Her statistical findings, and the implications of these findings, are fascinating. Here are a couple of stats that I found to be particularly interesting as it relates to faith and marriage: 53% of Very Happy Couples agree with the statement, "God is at the center of our marriage...
A much loved spiritual mentor pointed out to me the difference between the Apostle Paul's past will (a life without Christ) and His new will that evolved after the Lord called Him. He then challenged me to define what my own new will would say... ...let my response be found here...
"It is not the title that people give to themselves that defines who they are; it is the fruit of what they produce." Graham Cooke