Two people becoming one is pretty much impossible. That's why Ephesians 5 says, "This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one."

Think about it. Marriage is two individuals with completely different upbringings, traditions and backgrounds trying to merge their lives together. 

At some point in your marriage relationship things are going to get really tough. There will be seasons where you're going to want to call it quits. The work of staying together is going to seem way too much. BUT DON'T LOSE HOPE.

2/3 of unhappy marriages will become happy in 5 years if the couple commits to going through the hard work of weathering the storm together (Tim Keller in The Meaning of Marriage).

Chris Rock asks, "Do you want to be single and lonely or married and bored?" The good news is that you don't have to settle for either one!

The couples who we all admire are the ones who've gone through the discipline and hard work necessary to achieve the love they have. If someone's marriage looks easy, I promise you it took a long time to get to that point.

Here's a video of Rindy and I that was shown on Sunday morning as we talked about the challenges we've had to go through in our journey to a happy and healthy marriage...