I have been asked this same question repeatedly from intending couples and singles "Is Love truly not Enough to Endure in Marriage"?
Hmm, well
This phrase "Love alone is not enough to keep a marriage" depends on how you perceive it.
I'll explain to us today, how I perceive it and the truth about that phrase above.
As much as people say love is not enough, trust me, Love is the number one reason why anyone wants to get married.
You meet that one special person and something about them strikes you and wants you to decide in spending forever with them. Love drives your decision
After entering into the marriage, The only time you think love is never enough is when you are not INTENTIONAL about that love.
Marriage helps you see finish, so if you are not intentional about your love, you begin to ask yourself why and how you got into that marriage in the first place
You begin to question everything you stand for. Intentionality helps you stay put
That's why you hear some married couple tell you that, although their partners have lots of flaws but they are willing to look past that flaw
Why? The reason is simple
They are intentional about their love.
If you love a lady simply because she is slim, by the time she becomes a mother and her shape changes, you'll get irritated because you have put a clause to your Love, you have refused to be intentional about that love you have or felt when you met newly.
Now listen, this post is not for those going through emotional and physical torture in their homes.
As an abused person in your home, the only way you can be intentional about your love is by *Speaking up". Seek help for yourself and your abusive spouse
Don't put your life at stake and say Valerie said we need to be intentional about our love..
Well, that being said
Love is enough if you decide to be intentional about it and your intentionality begat your commitment to such marriage.
If you say love is not enough, then you probably don't understand when God says he loves us.
Despite our sinful nature and lifestyle, God still decides to be intentional about his love for us, that is why the bible tells us that, He rejoices over one sinner that repents. He rejoices because even as sinful as we are, he still does not want us to perish, As holy as he is, he still cares for us and wants us to turn a new leave
LOVE IS THE BED ROCK OF ANY SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE AND DON'T FORGET *GOD IS LOVE*
If God is in the centre of your marriage/Relationship, you'll understand that being intentional about your love to your spouse will come easy to you.
LOVE IS ENOUGH, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOUR INTENTIONALITY BEGAT YOUR BEING COMMITTED
©Valerie Nwoji
