Married to an Ox

Saturday, May 15, 2021

It is written in Proverbs that when the ox is in the stall, there's a mess, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox. You say, "I don't have an ox, nor do I have a stall." So, what does it have to do with me?' Everything. The principle is: what has life and is alive, will produce a mess. But much good will come of it. Let's apply it to 'marriage,' and translate the ox-in-the-stall principle this way: 'Where there's marriage, the house will be messy, but much increase comes from marriage.' Marriage is a living thing - messy but alive. So if you want a living marriage you have to deal with messes. Real marriage brings out things: two living, breathing, snoring, clothes-dropping people together in one stall. Want an easy, no-mess, no-problems-to-deal-with marriage? Fine, just don't involve another person. You want the blessings of marriage? Then you'll have to accept the messes. But it's worth it. For with a living marriage, comes much blessing. So joyfully embrace your ox, and the mess he or she makes. For when the ox is in the stall, there is much increase.

From Message #683 - The Ox in the Stall Principle