Nervous?

Commitment. For many of us, committing to something for the rest of your life is a really scary thought. Spend life exclusively with one, flawed person? Really?

It's normal to get a little nervous about such a huge commitment. But sometimes that nervousness is really a hint that there might be something wrong. Listen to it. Analyze it. Ask others about it. And if there are concerns above and beyond the proverbial cold feet, maybe you should talk with a counselor or pastor about deeper issues those nerves might be pointing to.

Still, if it's just the "normal" nervousness, let's talk about commitment. In our culture, few are committed to much of anything. People move from job to job, church to church, dentist to dentist. And that's fine. But this kind of commitment is so much more than choosing things like this.

Commitment to one person is a deep and sacred choice to unconditionally love the other through all the ups and downs in life—when bills exceed income, when sickness means you have to do all the chores for a season, when extended family brings conflict or jobs are eliminated or children rebel. Knowing that the other will hold fast through all these things and more is simply the best life can bring, and in the end, little is more rewarding than that.