I don’t know about you, but images from the Gulf, like the one above, break my heart. I know there are so many humans affected by this, but my heart aches for the poor animals who called the Gulf their home. That poor bird, right?!?
The thing is, our problem with the oil spill started long before an explosion on an oil rig. There was our insatiable hunger for oil, companies more interested in profit than safety and a government willing to let an industry regulate itself. These problems have been here for years, but it isn’t until a beautiful bird is covered in oil that we take a closer look.
The same thing happens in our relationships, and it is why I believe that premarital counseling and/or education is so vital to the success of a marriage. The dynamics and issues that exist on your wedding day are the same ones that may eventually lead to your own “relationship oil spill”, such as infidelity, loss of intimacy, or simply drifting apart.
I’m sure that anyone affected by the oil spill would do anything to go back 5 years in order to prevent this catastrophe, so what are you doing today to prevent a similar catastrophe in your future marriage?
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Great article! And so true!