Dear Married Friend, The first time I saw him, I saw his muscle, his built chest, his white smile on his smooth dark skin. Then I heard the words that capped it all “You look really beautiful”. I didn’t fall that day but I took note. It registered somewhere in my “oblongata”. When I get to the office, I would look at myself in the mirror with a broad smile on my cheek. Yep, I looked good today. But my words of affirmation were not enough for me because my eyes searched for him. My heart waited for his seemly harmless compliments. I would grin from ear to ear as soon as I heard the words my heart longed for. Then one day ... Do you remember 1 Corinthians 6:19-20? Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body. Wait! You didn't dishonour God? You didn't sleep with him or did you? 😔 We will come back to this gist l...
A sincere and open letter to couples x-raying marriage from God's lens.