Love is not a fight

So in my last post I wrote how we saw Fireproof last night and it was a great movie.  This song, "Love is not a fight" by Warren Barfield has a great message and the music video shows clips of the movie throughout.

 

Marriage has been a topic of discussion over the last few weeks here in our small group sessions.  The statistics in the USA about the divorce rates just break mine and Heidi's heart. People give up too easily. Jesus forgive us.  We need to be praying for married couples around the world. The devil is on the prowl seeking whom he may devour and he will jump at any chance to tear families apart.  Let's be prayer warriors for all engaged, newlyweds, young couples and those that have been married for many years!  Marriage is a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, we must fight to promote and protect it!  Love is not a fight, but It is worth fighting for! 

Have any of you seen Fireproof?  What did you take away from it?

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.