Prenup

Today, a couple of my co-workers were discussing prenuptial agreements and whether you're entitled to the accumulated assets at the end of a marriage or get what was before a marriage. To me, it's hard to hear them discussing prenups because current North American society had ended up that way. About one in three of all first marriages end in divorce and fifty precent of second or third ones end in divorce.

As a Christian, I couldn't fathom signing a prenup just based on what I believe in once you're married, it's death do us part. I believe that divorce is based on selfish reasons except if a partner is being physically abused or a partner engages in extra-marital affairs. Divorce in the former revolves around "me" and "I." It's based on what I feel and how my needs are being met kind of attitude.

Prenups also provide a fragile foundation for a true marriage. It's like just in case we divorce, I'd like my stuff back and the money I've made. For non-believers, this makes sense because earthly possessions and money are valued highly. As a Christian, I really could care less if my possessions and money were taken away because I can always acquire new things and reestablish my finances knowing God will provide. And possessions and wealth mean nothing after I die.

Although I'm unmarried, I know marriage is a shared union that requires work and communication. Marriage involves "we" and "us." I look forward to sharing my life with a godly woman until death do us part.

Peace.