We’ve started reading Francis and Lisa Chan’s You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity as part of a group Bible study. Already, and we’re only through chapter one, we are seeing this book is a very unique marriage book. Consider these words in the introduction:

Even now, I am working to make sure that my family is set up for the future. When most people make that statement, they are talking about financial security for their last few years on earth. When I say it, I’m referring to the millions of years that come after that. People accuse me of going overboard in preparing for my first ten million years in eternity. In my opinion, people go overboard in worrying about their last ten years on earth.

Think about it: How many people do you know who talk like this?

It’s very refreshing to read a marriage book with a true eternal perspective rather than just the typical–aim for marital bliss, or personal happiness, here on earth.

Too many couples aim first for a “happy” Christian marriage, then consider God’s glory as a secondary benefit. Consequently, after many years together, they wonder why their joy is so incomplete. But those who shoot for God’s glory first end up with a lasting joy that is sustained over the long run.

Thank you Francis and Lisa for writing this very needed book in our churches today! Marriages today need to return to an eternal perspective centered around God’s glory as their primary aim. The flames of that kind of romanticism and passion are greatly underestimated with Christian couples today.