How many of us would agree that it is often easier to start a marathon than it is to finish it? You start it off and everybody is all excited and they've got flowers and their clapping. That's real nice, but in about ten miles you look at one another and say, "Who got us into this?" Marriage should be likened more to a marathon than a sprint.
Many lessons from the principles of running a marathon will help our marriages endure for a lifetime.