The Ultimate Marriage Vow

So last night I was on pinterest (as per usual) and came across a pin from a fellow practicing christian (and old friend). The pin was a picture of a book, and the title read "The Ultimate Marriage Vow; 21 days of a life long commitment.

It's actually a free Ebook anyone can download, on behalf of Club31Women - Club31Women. She is a christian women dedicated to her children and husband. So after reading the first couple pages of this book, I cried. Here is what it read:

My husband, my treasure, from this day forward

I take thee to be my constant friend and companion.

To accept your flaws with understanding and grace as you also do mine,

and to consider your priorities as I would my own.

Seeking the will of the Lord for our lives,

I give up my need to be right, 

Knowing that we are on the same team.

I will honor you as the head of our home,

loving you with a pure heart and speaking well of you in front of others.

I vow to protect your reputation,

To love you and listen to your heart in the best way I know how.

I'll walk through this life with you

As a woman of strength and integrity,

And do my best to guard our castle from harm.

Celebrating your strengths, I trust God with your life.

Loving you without expectation and planting my days with hope,

I'll seek to understand and embrace the differences that we have.

I will lovingly bear with you remaining true to our lifelong commitment.

Always upholding our marriage in prayer,

I vow to honor and respect the man that you are,

Both today and throughout all of our days on this earth.

It reminds me of God's will for us and our marriages. I know all my fellow OSBC followers will appreciate this post, but also, I hope it may help to open the eyes of my friends and family who are married or in a serious relationship as well. 

Me sharing this, to some of you, may come as a shock because as you all know well that I was not raised religious by any means. My mother is Jewish, and although my dad grew up in a baptist home, he did not continue that path once marrying my mother. I always believed in God, and felt deep down he did exist and that there was indeed a heaven, however I never knew the depths of his love and how good it will feel to dedicate my life, my marriage and my family to him and to a church and his word until we began going to OSBC. I came from a somewhat broken home...my parents did not have the perfect marriage and still don't. And although they stayed together, to say they still are in love is something else entirely. And coming across this book after all the struggles Josh and I have faced while being unsaved, and although we have yet to be, we are well on our way and are so thankful and blessed that God has opened our eyes and hearts to him. If it weren't for these things, I honestly don't know if my marriage would even still be a marriage. And although I feel I have made great strides as a wife from who I was 1 year ago, I am not perfect. That third phrase of the vow is my hardest; "I give up my need to be right, knowing we are on the same team." I get so adamant sometimes that he is wrong, and don't want to let that go, but then I think of being on the same team and that I do want. So no, I am not perfect, not in my eyes or in God's eyes, and some days it is very hard to deal with the flesh and the devil. But I know with my undying faith that I can surpass those days and be the wife I truly want to be.

So, I ask all wives, girlfriends, fiance's and the alike to take the challenge with me! Just go to the link above and like her page, then click the link below and download the book! I downloaded it to my phone so I have it with me, everywhere, at all times. You do not need to be a Christian or even a godly woman to do this, just have an open mind and an open heart, and be truly dedicated to your soul mate and STAYING in love :). Remember that "Make love a verb thing"? Well, this DEFINITELY could help with that.

The Ultimate Marriage Vow

Till next time bloggers, and god bless!