Shine bright like a diamond. What a powerful statement to make about marriage. I reflected on my time when I worked at a local jewelry store back home in Chattanooga and took what I learned about diamonds to write this article.
If you don’t know much about diamonds and the process they go through to become the beautiful piece of jewelry that women love to receive any day of the year it is quite extraordinary. You see, the journey of a diamond is a long and complex process. Diamonds are formed deep inside the Earth, they are mined and sorted, they are polished and cut, they are delivered to labs for grading and then finally, they are sold to jewelry stores around the world. The key point that I want to pull though is how they are formed, they aren’t just formed from an easy 123 process, they form under extreme temperatures and pressures, kind of like marriage. Marriage, just like a diamond, is made from a complex process. First you start as that single man or woman, then you go through the whole crazy courting stage once you meet someone special. Everything appears to be shiny, new, enticing, and that person can do no wrong. Then you realize that you are falling in love and want to make a lifelong commitment, so you decide to put a ring on it and say I do. There it is just like a diamond, bright, shiny, without blemishes, chips, or broken prongs. However, not long after the wedding, life begins to take a toll and you begin to see what once was bright sparkling love begins to become tarnished, dull, and endures a few broken or lose pieces you know you must take it to have it repaired so whom do you take it to??? Well, when it comes to an investment like the diamond having the issues of being tarnished, dull, and a few broken or lose pieces the only person you take a diamond to is a jeweler, someone who is an expert in their field and if you want to really get technical you may even want to find someone who is a gemologist that has studied jewelry and the specifics of how they are created they are the best in the business. So why would we choose to do anything different for our marriages? Why do we take our investment to a mom and pop fixer upper than to take them to the master fixer, God? I will choose to say because we don’t cherish marriage, our investment, as we should but we should. Marriage is something that should shine bright like a diamond for the world to see no matter the extreme temperatures and pressures it faces. When it doesn’t shine bright, we need to find time to take it to the master jeweler; let him put it under the microscope to check for any issues that may need repair, place it in the sonic machine of his love and heat to remove any impurities. When it's done, watch it come out SHINING BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND! Your marriage is the best investment you can ever make and it is something that will return more than you will ever imagine.
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AuthorMy Name is Laura Perdue. I am 44 years old and married to my best friend, Brian Perdue and mommy to Carston Perdue. Brian and I reside in Woodstock Ga and serve on the action team of Fivestones Church in Holly Springs. Archives
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