“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery —but I am talking about Christ and the church.” (Ephesians 5:31-32)

As you read the above verses you can see that marriage, where a man leaves his former family and becomes one flesh with his wife — forming a new union, is important to God. After-all, the marriage is a mystery where for some profound reason God has decided to make it into a living picture of Christ and the church. What a privilege! And yet, what a responsibility! That makes marriage more about God than it is about us.

As we live out our marriages, we display Christ’s love for the church to each other and to those who are a part of our lives — which should motivate us to live out a “purpose-driven” marriage.

For this reason, we have provided a link below to the web site for Marriage Partnership Magazine, which takes you to an article written by Pastor Rick Warren on the subject of living out a Purpose Driven marriage.

Pastor Rick writes, that he and his wife may not have a “perfect marriage” — can you relate? However, he says, “Kay and I do have is a marriage centered on Christ, specifically focused on glorifying God. We remain committed to each other because we remain committed to Christ and his work within us.”

To read more on what he means by this, click on the link below:

• The Purpose-Driven Marriage

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