The Benefits (not Challenges) of Marriage
In an earlier set of posts, I wrote about the biggest challenges men face. These included Managing Work-Life Balance, Reordering Our Priorities, Resisting Temptations, and Maintaining Sexual Purity. Someone recently suggested though that another of a man’s biggest challenges is marriage. Well, at the risk of sounding like a “humblebrag”, that was not me. I’m blessed with a great marriage! So during this week in honor of my 37th wedding anniversary, I’m writing not of the challenges, but about the benefits of marriage, and to share some of my experiences from more than three decades of wedded bliss. In this post and the next, I will describe several of the lessons I’ve learned from my marriage such as: Companionship Offsets Loneliness Provision (Security) and Support Sex for Intimacy and Procreation (to also avoid temptation) Self-sacrifice Servant Leadership Love and Respect Character Refinement and Holiness First, let’s start with some biblical