Mark 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

God created marriage and marriage is a living illustration of our relationship with God. So, while we are speaking of the marriage of men and women here, we are also looking at the relationship of ourselves to God. Certainly let us take heed in our marriage … but what should we take heed of in regards to our marriage? Is it the date nights or the valentines day celebrations or the anniversaries that are most important? What about the size of the rock on the ring? Or maybe it’s the perfect honeymoon? Well, sure some of these things are important, but they are not most important. The most important thing is God, and our relationship with Him. The most important relationship and the springboard for all other relationships is your relationship with Jesus. I can work hard to give my wife and kids all the riches and comfort and education in the world but without a relationship with Christ its as if I’m building castles of sand that will inevitably be destroyed by incoming tides and storms.

Matthew 7:24–25 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

We read that and picture the physical structure of a house, but “house” here is more than just the structure … it’s the family. If you build your whole house upon your relationship with God, then the foundation will be solid, a foundation that will hold and protect your marriage and your family through all the storms that are sure to come.