You Are My Happily Ever After: Mission Statement

Aubrey and I were inspired tonight to create a marital mission statement and we are sharing it in hopes to encourage all the beautiful couples we know to do the same. So many people have asked us how we survived "it." So many have inquired both knowing and not knowing where we came from how we maintain a marriage of devotion, playfulness and fire. This mission statement is ours; it meets the needs of our relationship. It is an example to give insight and prove to you that God has a healing power. Your words are powerful as ours are. We dare you to think different, do something different and take the time and invest in your marriage. Healthy marriages lead to healthy families. I promise...

You Are My Happily Ever After: Our Marriage Mission Statement

Our union is a public proclamation of our faith and trust in God as the Lordship of our lives. It is through Him alone that we exist as one flesh, committed to love one another unconditionally. Jesus Christ is the foundation of our marriage, with forgiveness, compromise, faithfulness and honesty as the cornerstones. Our covenant promises and values are as follows:

•  We promise to encourage, respect, honor and love each other, both as individuals and as a couple. (1 Peter 4:8, Hebrews 10:25, Psalm 51, Ephesians 5:33)

• We encourage each other to grow in our relationship with God and remain steadfast in our hearts to live a promise and purpose-filled life according to God’s Word. (Romans 8:28) 

• We believe in the demonstration of love and affection in our daily lives to encourage our family and others to live a life holy and pleasing unto God through our marriage. (1 Peter 1:15-16)

• We commit to daily prayers individually and for each other while indulging in God’s Word seeking intimacy with Him. (1Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16)

• We promise to pray for and raise our children and grandchildren in the ways of Our Father God offering guidance and support to the plans He has for their lives. We promise to speak the promises of God over their lives daily and declare spiritual warfare against anything or anyone that attempts to destroy our seed or theirs. (Joshua 24:15)

• We declare to be seekers of truth and revelation being ever so sure to lead our family in a way of righteousness and His glory.(Ephesians 6:14, Ephesians 5:22-33)

• We commit to honor each other’s dreams and plans that God so orders for our lives as well as our families. (Jeremiah29:11)

• We yearn to build relationships and to serve within our church family and commit ourselves to serve our communities and the world. (Galatians 5:13)

• We commit to use the gifts The Lord has blessed us with to serve each other, our family, friends, church and those in need. (1 Peter 4:10)

• We promise to be faithful and trustworthy to each other, never allowing another to hold an unworthy, unholy position or voice in our union contrary to our vows and the Word of God. (Ecclesiastes 4:12, Mark10:9, Malachi 2:16, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Psalm 133:1, Hebrews 13:4)

• We promise to be careful with our words and never intentional in causing pain to each other’s hearts. And if we do, being quick to seek forgiveness and being even quicker to forgive.  (1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 4:32, Proverbs 12:18)

• We transparently proclaim our marriage as a true testament of reconciliation and forgiveness through God’s grace, mercy and our submission to be broken and restored in His love, freedom and holiness. We stand tall above our past, walk confidently in our present and praise Him now for our future. (1 John 1:9, Ephesians 5:21, Ecclesiastes 5:4-7, 9:9, Exodus 15:26, James 5:14)

We believe that God has healed and saved our marriage to be a Godly example and share His healing power. It is by the application of Christ-like principles that we move forward in a healthy God ordained marriage. With God’s strength and guidance, this mission statement will not be only words but visible evidence to others in the way we live our lives from this day forward. We are committed to demonstrate to a watching world that God has us on a mission to further His kingdom.

Aubrey and Rebecca Parker

February 17, 2015