Day 12

Subtitled: Sayings with interesting origins!

I always wondered where this saying came from

If a house is divided against itself, that house

will not be able to stand  -Mark 3:25

Of course if you look at it with that end part there it's pretty easy but every time I have heard it in the past the fact that it's a bible quote is always left out lol.  It just goes to show, some times sayings and lessons that are common knowledge come from the most surprising origins.

I took a deeper look into the quote, basically it says this; A constantly squabbling family disintergrates.  Satan and his followers are united to bring the all of man, and we should be united in our relationships against him and his works.  Now I don't mean that we should all go out and hate, not at all in fact if you think that you should go out and judge others for sins, and hate them for not following your beliefs then you aren't understanding what is in the second half of the book lol.  We have been, instructed and urged to forgive, to love, to understand and show compassion not to put down or to condemn any one. 

What would any of this have to do with relationships you might ask?  Well if you look at other parts of the bible you quickly learn that marriage is a part of God's plan for us, Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. and Mark 10:7-8 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Because of this marriage is not to be entered lightly, and two people who are married together must be united in their hearts and efforts or risk failing, dooming the relationship to end.  Mark 10:9 goes on to say Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.  This verse right here should sheds a light on just how serious this vow should be, that if you go in thinking that "If it doesn't work we can always get a divorce later" then you have already put the final nail in the coffin.  No marriage can last if you can ever see the need to have an "out strategy"

To wrap up this pretty preachy blog lol  when you become married to some one, you no longer are two people but one, one in heart and in spirit, and that when your efforts are not unified but are disruptive to the well being of one they are disruptive to the marriage and quickly the relationship will fail.  But a marriage in where both are united in the same goal in life will find a relationship that is built on a firm foundation, supporting your significant other, lifting them up and praising them lifts yourself up, praises to them are praises to yourself.

Bless you all

-365daysnowomen