One of the great benefits of a great marriage is the steadfastness that husband and wife can find in one another. Over the years, I have heard husbands call their wives, that ball and chain, or declare that marriage weighs them down. That is such an ungodly perspective. Scripture doesn’t look at it that way. In speaking of Christ in Hebrews 6:19, the Bible says: “which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil.”
Christ is the anchor for your soul and he has given you, provided you, with a mate who can be your anchor in life. In so many ways, the husband anchors life for the wife and the wife anchors life for the husband. They live out their steadfastness, one for the other on a day to day basis.
When you take your wedding vows, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, you are declaring your determination to be the anchor that your spouse needs. It is part of what your bring into the marriage.
Realize this, also. Guys, your wife is exactly the anchor you need. She is just enough to hold you in place when you need to be slowed down and the first one to raise the sails when you need to sail on. Ladies, your husband is the one who can anchor you when you need to be steadied, and knows when to let on the line to steady you in hard times.
Not only is your mate the anchor that you need and help to steady your life when waves rock the boat, she is also the one with whom you should pierce the veil. There are few things as powerful as a husband and wife who approach the throne of grace together. Praying together will unite your spirits in a way that nothing else does. It will draw you both closer to the One who truly anchors your souls and knit you together in a way that ensures your steadfastness. Determine that both of you will honor the Lord and build one another as you experience together the steadfastness of marriage.