Only when our greatest love is God, a love that we cannot lose even in death, can we face all things with peace. Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope.

The great basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.

Because of Jesus-there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life.

In short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any 'broader good' such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. Slowly but surely, this newer understanding of the meaning of marriage has displaced the older ones in Western culture.

Nothing is more important than to learn how to maintain a life of purpose in the midst of painful adversity.

Honor the image of God. Human beings are not accidents, but creations.

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.