Daily Encouragement for the Smart StepfamilySample

 Remember Your Vows

“…for better or for worse, till death do us part.” 

I heard these familiar words when I attended a wedding the other day. Now I’ve decided that it would be a good idea for every married person to attend a friend or family member’s wedding from time to time. Why? Because the wedding ceremony reminds you of what you once promised; it helps you remember the heart you had for your mate on the day you said, “I do.” And because sadly, life has a way of diluting and discoloring that day, but a wedding takes you back and refreshes those special memories.

Think for a moment about your vow to protect and honor one another. You promised to leave behind former loyalties and to cleave to each another. To sustain, as your ring symbolizes, a never-ending commitment. To make your marriage a statement about how God loves, desires, and pursues us. And to make oneness a top priority, till death do you part. That is worth remembering and the vow worth refreshing.

Father, we stand before you as one, renewing our promise to live each day as a flesh and blood illustration of your unconditional love and faithfulness. Amen. 

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© 2018 by FamilyLife. Excerpted with permission from Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily by Ron L. Deal with Dianne Neal Matthews, Bethany House Publishers. Get more daily encouragement with this 365-day devotional that will keep your family blending and bonding throughout the year.