Today my grandfather and grandmother celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Its such an amazing accomplishment but the event got me thinking: what allows two people to stay with each other for fifty years?
I'm not sure I know all the answers to that question, so I'd like to see if we can get some of our commenters to answer that question: what allows two people to stay together for fifty years?
Fifty years is a long time, but that time length should grant us a measure of wisdom. Fifty years of life, the good and the bad. Fifty years of raising children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Fifty years on this earth - these are blessings from God that teach us something.
We all need to make sure that we do what it takes to build those long lasting relationships. We have to aim for that deep abiding love that reaches that fifty year mark and keeps on growing. We have to have that patience that we want others to have with us and we have to exhibit an attitude that people would love to be around for fifty years.
These are all tall tasks but I think it just makes us praise God all the more. In the end we know there's only one power that can make a relationship so rich and fulfilling for so long. God loved us in the eternity past, He knows what it takes to establish and grow a meaningful relationship. Let's not make relationships that last for a moment, let's strive to create relationships that last for a lifetime.
What do you think?
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