We have been bombarded by the secular media and by the secular culture about ideas and concepts in marriage that is totally foreign to the Word of God.

And the problem with Christians is that we get brainwashed just like the rest of the world.

And therefore, when we come and hear the Word of God spoken and presented to us as the blueprint,

the design of God for a marriage, we bristle.

You see, when it comes to that issue of what is the ideal marital relationship, there are

many conflicting voices.

They really are.

I mean, you don't have to tell you that.

I'm honestly convinced in my own heart as an analyst and as a sociologist other than just a preacher

is that it really is a miracle of God that we're not in more mess than we are in.

Because of these conflicting voices that are constantly bombarding us from the secular world and the secular media,

the human wisdom, the human logic that is constantly thrown at us.

There are so many opposing views and many conflicting arguments.

And the consequences is we have broken hearts and broken lives and broken homes. As a result, there are so many advisors and counselors and so-called

experts who often argue from a bad experience and tell you what a happy

marriage should look like. They're causing more harm than good. And I think in the midst of this

mayhem, I believe our designer, our maker, our creator, holds up to us, the

blueprints, the design for a happy, contented, joyous marriage. And for us to reject it

is to our detriment. Sometimes I try to visualize what's going on like this in our society, particularly in this

issue.

And I really, I have a vivid imagination, as most of you know.

And I try to imagine a group of day laborers decide to build a skyscraper without an architectural input.

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