Sacred Marriage
It’s 4:45 AM. Your alarm blares in the darkness. Your bed is warm, the world is quiet, and in less than 3 seconds, your brain has already presented a dozen reasons to hit snooze. You don’t have to work today. You were up late last night, and yesterday was exhausting. You already had to get up once because you were so busy that you forgot to drink enough water, and you downed a full glass right before bed.
If you didn’t know the purpose for which you set your alarm, you might give in. But this morning is different—you’re getting up to make it to the airport in time to pick up your best friend, you haven’t seen in years. Suddenly, the grogginess doesn’t matter. The sacrifice feels small compared to the joy of that reunion.
This all connects to marriage. In Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas poses the question, “What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?” A lifelong opportunity to practice patience, humility, forgiveness, and love—even when it feels like the other person doesn’t deserve it—shapes our choices. Our actions and words become more purposeful, especially in challenging seasons.
With this perspective, if we view marriage as a gift from God to help us become the kind of people that can live with Him forever, it will indeed do so.
It’s like getting up at 4:45 am —when we know the purpose, the difficult seems doable, and the next step is more likely to be in the right direction.
Through Biblical insight and practical wisdom, Sacred Marriage highlights how the joys and challenges of marriage can shape our character, deepen our faith, and draw us closer to God.
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