Part one is identifying stones.

Part two is how the Bible defines love.

Part three is practicing Titus 2.

Part four is jewels in her crown.

The entire Bible is a picture of marriage – the love of the Bridegroom toward his Bride.

Our marriages are to be a picture of heaven on earth.

Above all,  Jesus should be our first love.  Only he can satisfy our every need (not our husband).

Expectations, disappointments and needs threaten to overtake, and our marriage suffers.  When we are completely fulfilled in Him, when having Him in our life and heart is more than enough despite any circumstance, then we are freed.

• Remember Jesus example of selfless love.
• Apply His kingdom principles to your marriage.
• As you seek to serve by pouring yourself into your husband, you will discover a greater joy than any amount of self-focus could bring.

Our marriage can be a victorious outflow of our passionate relationship with Jesus.

None of this stuff is what we want to hear.  It’s sure not what I want to hear!  I’d much rather follow the crap I read and hear everywhere that tells me to do whatever the hell I want, look out for myself first and foremost, and just look inside my heart for the answers.

So if you’re one to laugh at this kind of series, that’s okay.  You can have all the tired narcissistic dribble sold as the latest progressive approach to an enlightened marriage.

Cuz you know what’s funny?  Whenever I even begin to do any of that “I deserve, I am the answer, I demand” it’s-all-about-me garbage, stuff starts going down hill.  And fast.

Wow, it’s been quite a week.  I feel like I’ve been put through the wringer on this series.  We’re gonna take a breather and balance it out with some hard-hitting stuff for the guys.  Look for the next part from Robb’s Fair and Balanced series sometime next week.