The Law of Priority

When God designed the marriage covenant, He did so with the intent that this special commitment between a man and a woman would be more important than any other human relationship. The passage in Genesis 2:24 instructs us to leave (relinquish or loosen the bonds of) our parents when we marry, thus setting a standard for proper priorities.  Many of the problems and failures in marriages today are the result of misplaced priorities.

In a marriage, both spouses have moral obligations to God and to each other to protect their relationship from being violated by people or things of lesser importance. We cannot allow our jobs, children, parents, friendships, recreation, or anything else to take a position of higher importance than our spouses.

If you or your spouse has been complaining lately about feeling violated by other things or other people invading your marriage, listen carefully to these warning signals. Make a commitment to reestablish and protect the proper priorities of your marriage.