Treasured Truth

We can be certain that God can heal a broken heart. We just need to give Him all the pieces. And especially before marriage, we need to make sure that we’re whole. Why? Because, if we’re broken and if our potential spouse is broken, then our marriage is not going to be whole. And as Pastor Ford says, we need to realize that a half a man and a half a woman equals a whole mess!

There is a difference between attraction and attachment. The physical is meant to attract but not attach you in a relationship, because some people look a certain way without truly being who you think they are. Some folks pretend to be someone who they never intend to truly be. So we need to be sure to dig deep and find out who they really are before we make a commitment.

As we continue to look at how to overcome temptation, Pastor Ford explains that when we take the devil’s bait and succumb to sin, it’s an indication of one thing—that we’ve forgotten the goodness of God and all that He has done for us.

According to Pastor Ford, we need more men and women like Boaz and Ruth today, because they were faithful to do what was right before they married. And if someone is faithful in doing the right things before marriage, then it’s more likely that they’ll be faithful to the right things after marriage.

In I Peter 3:7, a husband is instructed to dwell with his wife according to knowledge. Pastor Ford will explain today that means that he should go deep into the process of trying to understand her. He should try as much as he can by the grace of God to figure out what makes her tick and what ticks her off.

Why aren’t some people ready for marriage? Because we’re not ready to get married to someone else until we get a divorce from ourselves. There needs to be two funerals before there can be one marriage. We have to die to self.

Too many people are getting into marriage for what they can get out of the relationship. But we’re not supposed to be going into a marriage so that we can get something. We should be going into it to give something. If you’re considering marriage or are already in a marriage relationship, what are you bringing to give?

As we begin a study from the book of Ruth, Pastor Ford will explain that the problem in most marriages is not necessarily what happens in the marriage. The problem is what didn’t happen before the marriage began. We’ll see how Ruth and Boaz were prepared before they started their relationship.

Pastor Ford calls our attention to the fact that we overcome temptation by trusting God Himself, not by trying to overcome temptation ourselves. We will overcome because of what God does for us, not what we do for ourselves.

Many of us are not getting anything because we haven’t given what we ought to give over to the Lord. How can He ever make a powerful impact with our life if we’ve never given it to Him?