DERIVING MARITAL UNITY OUT OF DIVERSITY
GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF DIVERSITY Truly, God is the author of diversity. The Bible says, “. . . male and female He created them” (Gen 1:27). God had a purpose for not creating us the same. In His plan, our differences were never intended to divide us, but to unite us. God designed our differences to be complementary, not to cause conflicts. He created our differences to be assets not liabilities. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, for she was taken out of Man.” Therefore, shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall become one flesh (Gen.2:23-24). When each spouse recognizes and affirms the other’s uniqueness, the differences weld the couple together into an unbeatable team. PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT People are different, and knowing this is essential for building positive and lovely relationships. No two snow-flakes are the same; no two fingerprints are identical, so far as foren...