Between Love and Submission

The experience of married life can range from living happily ever after, to the monster of irreconcilable differences. To those who lived happily after the wedding, sometimes they wonder how they managed to cross the bridge of integration to settle down to a relationship of love and peace. To those who had to face irreconcilable differences, the wonder is always, “what went wrong? How did the promise of a great future together fizzle out into this present nightmare?” The Bible has two keywords that determine the outcome. The first is love and the second is submission. In earlier work, You May Kiss the Bride, it is stated that there are three things we are in search of when choosing a life partner: There is the love of my life – someone they are deeply attracted to. There is the love for life – someone who will be with them till the end of their journey together. The third is the destiny partner – someone with whom they will walk the path of God’s will and so fulfill their destiny together.