Two becomes one flesh

When I was a young teenager, I imagined what my life would be like in a big house with a garden. I watched a lot of Hallmark movies growing up. Going back to my dream house inside was my future husband, waiting for me. He was tall dark and handsome. He was also very kind, knowledgeable and caring. Yes, I know, that was a bit too much. As I waited for my dream guy to come, after a while I realized my expectations were too high. I prayed to God; please send me a good husband he doesn’t have to be handsome or tall he just needs to have a good heart. Ring Ring “Hello”, and just like that it happened, we were put on the phone, and we started talking. He sounded smart and had a great sense of humor. He’s also a hard worker and knows how to fix things like a car and repairs around the house. His voice sounded so polite, just like a cowboy. It felt like I went back in time, about one hundred years earlier. Well, this was a done deal and all of a sudden there was a proposal. Soon after there were church bells. I was finally married! We were in our new home ready to start our life together. It wasn’t exactly how I pictured it, but my perspective changed from that young teenage girl. Marriage was a lot more complicated than I ever imagined. We had a lot of disagreements, but fortunately we both have good hearts. We were both hard workers and very eager to learn. My handsome husband turned out to be a geek, just like me. We both wear glasses, and we both have messy hair. His hair was not perfect. None of that really mattered except for one thing, we were both very stubborn. If you have ever known a stubborn person follow the golden rule, we learn by our own actions. Being stubborn meant we were always right, and no one was ever wrong. After a few years of arguing, those big problems turned into small problems. A lot of compromise was involved. It made me realize every problem we encountered brought us closer together, problems became opportunities. Time started to move quickly. After fifteen years of marriage, I look up and their stood my tall dark and handsome husband after all. "two shall become one flesh"

Genesis 2:24

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body

Ephesians 5:31

“For this reason a man shall leave [his] father and [his] mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”