The Fruit of Your Marriage

"Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD...Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house" Ps 128:1,3

We so often hear all about finding Mr. or Mrs. Right. That somehow someone who is not married simply hasn't found that perfect person yet. While that could be true, it was once explained to me another way. Marriage is more about becoming the right person than finding the right person.

Describing a godly wife as a fruitful vine is very appropriate. But where does a fruitful vine receive its nourishment? We know that Jesus said," I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, same bringeth forth much fruit." So abiding in Jesus will bring forth a fruitful life. Also don't overlook what the psalmist says here. He says if a husband will fear the Lord and walk in his ways then his wife will flourish. This is a beautiful picture of oneness in marriage.

If you're not closely walking with the Lord it will influence your spouse. If you regret the choice in marriage that you have made then examine yourself. God has made our wives to respond to us. She will likely thrive when we thrive. Trust the Lord and she will too.