From Elisabeth Elliot's 'Let Me Be A Woman'.
If you are married, marriage is the gift God has given you in which you are allowed to serve Him. Be thankful!
Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living. Accept and thank God for what is given, not allowing the not-given to spoil it.
When you make a choice, you accept the limitations of that choice... saying Yes to happiness often means saying No to yourself.
Marriage is a responsibly undertaken life-union which is lasting, complete and exclusive.
Know that your true happiness lies in the will of God.
You forsake all others.
Appreciate what you have.
Marriage is dynamic. The possibility of growing apart need not be allowed.
The vows are staggeringly serious. But you did not take them trusting in your own strength to perform. The grace that enabled you to take those vows will be there to draw on when performance seems impossible.
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