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You show me a marriage that's strong and vibrant and thriving, and I'll show you a marriage that people are giving attention to.

God's plan for marriage is about leaving and cleaving, but today Pastor Greg Laurie explains how some don't cleave, they just let go.

The moment you let go is the moment it's going to start weakening. You have to constantly be giving attention.

You have to be proactive, not merely reactive. Listen, you can't sleepwalk to a marriage.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day of a moment again. Amazing grace, sounds weak and strong.

But can you kill only at your speed, man? This is the day when I'm sleeping.

Some young couples spend a small fortune on their wedding, planning it down to the most minute detail, and the event is over in a few hours.

Then quite often, they don't invest the same amount of care and attention in the marriage that they promised would last a lifetime.

But it's never too late to take corrective action. Whether you've been married 50 minutes or 50 years, Pastor Greg Laurie has some important insight to strengthen your relationship.

Glad you're along today for a new beginning.

This is the day the day when I begin.

This culture, this world, is not going to tell you how to have a successful marriage.

I'm not going to look to culture for cues on how to have a successful marriage, but I am going to look to a reliable source,

the Word of God that tells us everything we need to know about how to have a strong and lasting marriage.

The Bible tells us everything we need to know about marriage, everything we need to know about, singleness, everything we need to know about life in general.

Now, I want to give to you the secret of a successful marriage.

If you have a pen, I want you to write this down.

If you want to have a successful marriage, do this, two words, marry yourself.

Seriously, I did it and it worked really well for me.

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