A Piece of Paper

The aspect that many believe marriage is just a piece of paper has been weighing on my mind. As I have put more thought into this belief, I am drawn to the conclusion that most things in life, are just a piece of paper. Your high school diploma or college degree, is just a piece of paper. Money is just a piece of paper. The deed to your home, a contract for work, a lease form for an apartment are all just pieces of paper. So if they are just pieces of paper why do you feel the need to put more value on them then you do on your marriage certificate?

If you look at marriage as just a piece of paper, than that is what you will see. When tough times come, you will take scissors and cut that paper up because scissors beat paper. You will not put your best foot forward because its just a piece of paper, it has zero power. You will not feel a need to progress your relationship to the next level, because you believe one piece of paper has no value over your relationship and its direction. You will not see the greater potential in your life that a simple piece of paper can do for you.

But a marriage contract was meant for so much more than to be labeled as just a piece of paper. It was meant for a man and women to show their commitment to each other and their commitment to raising children together. Marriage is not about letting the world know you are committed to each other, but it is consciously making the decision to yourself that no matter what, this marriage will last. That piece of paper is a physical reminder that at one point in your life, you loved each other so much that you wanted to share all the good and bad times with each other forever.

Where is your marriage contract? Do you know? Is it somewhere you see often? That simple piece of paper can have more value than all the money in the world because you decide what its value is. You decide how it will play a role in your relationship. Because that simple piece of paper can help you reach the next level of your relationship.