MARRIAGE LESSONS 103: EQUALLY YOKED- Successful people are usually known for high level competencies. Two particularly valued are independence and competitiveness. However, conversely, those are two of the worst transferable traits to the marital union. When God blesses two people in becoming ONE they must understand that any and all actions (personal or otherwise) thereafter affect the whole. There should be no such thing as an independent decision made without full consideration of the family unit! Relative to competitiveness, simple reasoning surmises that two people on the same team should be working together towards the same objective. Anything else is insanely counterproductive! This brings me to the opening descriptor of this post: EQUALLY YOKED. Within marriages and those considering marriage, I dont know if there is a more misused biblical reference than this. Often when observing other paired couples, or seeking out our own mates we are drawn to congruence in areas of superficiality that have absolutely nothing to do with Gods view of compatibility. We are easily attracted to physical beauty, wealth, possessions, career status, and even whether or not one professes to have the same spiritual/religious beliefs. However, equal yoking is much deeper within the character of a man and woman than are superficial and supremely temporal traits, or any verbal proclamations or titles. The revelation occurs in persistent subcutaneous actions, not in mere surface traits. A yoke is a device used to hold two plowing animals together. If a mule is attached to another mule for the purpose of work, then the two cannot stray in different directions. Additionally, If one isnt carrying an equal amount of the work, then they are unequal and the work isnt done efficiently or sometimes not at all. The work in marriage is not simply a reference to the physical, but even more so the spiritual nature, aspirations, principles, and character of the two people. So from now on when you see that not so physically attractive person with a 10 on his/her arm, or the business executive with the spouse with only a 3rd Grade education, think deeper than the superficial for the glue that holds together their pairing. Truly equally yoked couples have common inspirations and aspirations tied together by shared FAITH, genuine LOVE, mutual RESPECT, enduring FAITHFULNESS, active ALTRUISM, considerate HONESTY, absolute FORGIVENESS, consistent INTEGRITY, unwavering LOYALTY, and reliable TRUST. So, hows YOUR yoke?
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:55:59 +0000
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