Wiser and Happier: Special Military Edition from Time of GraceSample

Happily Ever After

King Solomon, the chief author of the book of Proverbs, had quite a bit to
say about marriage. No surprise there--he believed in marriage to such an
absurd extent that he acquired 700 wives. His reckless and insatiable
appetite for building a harem proved to be his undoing, though. First Kings
chapter 11 sadly relates that his heart was no longer fully devoted to the
Lord his God and that he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

But his proverbs on marriage are spot on. They include dozens of sharp
observations on human sexuality and the relationship between men and women.

When you hear the word "marriage," maybe you immediately think about your
long-suffering spouse, patiently waiting for you to accomplish your mission
and come home. God bless the families of our deployed men and women!

Maybe you’d rather not hear that word, because for you it rekindles painful
thoughts of a relationship gone sour.

Or maybe it’s hard for you to even picture yourself being married, because
you haven’t met “The One” yet.

No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we are still men and women
with God-ordained male and female desires inside of us. And God has
something to say to each of us. So let’s take a walk through Proverbs’
provocative and rather frank teachings about sex, love, and marriage.