“All I ever wanted was someone to love me,” Anonymous. That statement, though anonymous, could have been spoken by any one of us. God said: “it is not good that man should be alone,” so He created man a suitable companion, woman. Within the marriage relationship, there must be a respect for one another. This respect must begin in the early stages of courting. Unfortunately, in our modern culture, courting is non-existent. No longer does a young man court a young woman, with the approval of both parents. Often in the modern culture, young people are sleeping together before the couple ever introduces one another to their parents. We have no cultural means of modern courting. Courting is a time to get to know one another, in order to develop a friendship for one another. It is in the courting period that a young couple develops the respect that is needed to carry them through a life-time of marriage. Since we do not have a formal courting process in our modern culture, this explains the lack of respect and commitment young couples have for one another in the early stages of marriage. If they do not develop such respect, the marriage will at best be miserable, and at worst it will end in divorce. Both the husband and a wife have individual responsibilities to one another. In the coming weeks we will discuss those specific responsibilities to one another. One responsibility that both partners have is respect for one another. Respect is not automatic, it is earned. I have often said that life involves 2 “R’s”. With every right come responsibilities. If we do not fulfill our responsibilities, we will lose our rights. One has a right to have a spouse, but with that right God has given us specific responsibilities. Mike Divis
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