Will Marriage Eventually Be HIstory?

I was shocked when I read this articles headline the other day... "4 in 10 Say Marriage Becoming Obsolete"! I had heard more and more couples were getting married later in life (although you would never know it if you just took a sampling from Liberty's campus) but it never crossed my mind that 40% of the Americans believe marriage is becoming a thing of the past, something not even necessary anymore. Because living together is really not even considered risque anymore, more couples are adopting the attitude "Why waste the money on a wedding, when it might just end in a divorce anyway" It did make me feel a little bit better to read that just because people perceived that marriage was a "dying trend" many of them felt that it wasn't a good thing or something that they wanted to see happen. It seems that many people still want to eventually get married, but it isn't seen as a priority anymore. In todays society, marriage isn't necessary to have social status, security or even to have a family. Many couples (usually those of lower socioeconomic status) move in together and start a family, and see marriage as something that could happen later down the line when they are more "financially" stable.

Its so disheartening to see how far we have come from God's plan for us. God gave us marriage, not as a burden, but as a gift. We treat relationships and sex and intimacy so casually these days, and now marriage doesn't even seem sacred to us anymore. After reading this article, I know now more then ever why God called me into the field of marriage counseling.... this country needs to recognize again the importance of the institution of marriage!