Love Always Perseveres: 31 Days of Marriage Guest Post

“It [love] … always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV)

We have our first kiss. We fall in love. We say our vows.

And then, we find out that all that “in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part” stuff is for real.

We fight depression and “man” colds, job losses and panic attacks, miscarriage and grief, sinus infections and the stomach flu. Together. We battle insurance claims, broken pipes, family caregiving, moving and child rearing. Together.

Even when both of us are feeling selfish. Even when both of us are feeling exhausted. Even when both of us want to throw in the towel, lift up our hands and cry out to God in agony, “We surrender.”

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