Tales of a Newlywed Couple

Is your marriage contract-based or covenant-based? This was the question of the pastor to the couples who attended the church service in Holy ground this morning. Sayang nga lng coz hubby was not with me today, he went to Gensan yesterday for some works to do there.

Anyway, I really loved the message of the pastor to us. I felt God spoke to me directly about marriage and I believed that there were many hearts in that worship celebration that were touched by the powerful message of the Lord especially those of the husbands and wives.

Going back to the question above, let me share to you about the difference of marriage as a contract and marriage as a covenant. Look at the contrasting statements:

As a contract / As a covenant
1. You better do it! / 1. How may I serve you?
2. What to I get? / 2. What can I give?
3. What will it take? / 3. Whatever it takes.
4. It’s not my responsibility. / 4. I’m happy to do it.
5. It’s not my fault. / 5. I accept responsibility.
6. I’ll meet you halfway. / 6. I’ll give my 100%.
7. I’ll be faithful for now. / 7. I’ll be faithful forever.
8. I am suspicious. / 8. I am trusting.
9. I have to. / 9. I want to.
10. It’s a deal. / 10. It’s a relationship.

Can you see the big difference between contract and covenant? I agree with pastor that marriage should be a covenant between you and your spouse and most importantly between the two of you and God (of which marriage is God’s idea in the first place).

Covenant marriage is about love and loyalty and it talks about as long as you and your partner shall both live (walang expiration ika nga).

Ito nga pla ang covenant partner ko for life… my macho-gwapitong Dabs.