Is your marriage "Fireproof"?

 

Tonight, Heidi and I were invited over to a friend's house to watch the movie Fireproof.  I had heard of it and have wanted to get the book, but I wasn't expecting it to take on such meaning for me. With the way our culture treats marriage, it sure doesn't seem like anyone is asking, "How can we fireproof our marriage?"  The story seems pretty typical and touches on issues that almost every man and woman have dealt with, but it touches the heart and convicts the mind.  I dare any married couple that feels like they are losing control to watch this movie--heck maybe even do the "Love Dare!" 

If this movie does nothing else, it portrays accurately that love and marriage is not easy.  Your marriage must be based on Christ and the Word of God or you will have no understanding of what real love is.  Marriage is about unconditional love.  And there is only one perfect example of what it means to love unconditionally--and that's Jesus Christ.  We must look to him in order to know how to treat our spouse!

Another part of the movie that I loved was the bond between the men.  The father-son relationship was extremely meaningful.  I also enjoyed watching the relationship between Caleb and his right hand man, who was a Christian.  Everyone needs a person of their same gender for accountability--and to just bounce things off of each other.

In the end, there is no way to get around it--Christ must be the center of any marriage, or there will be a gaping hole that can never be filled.