Culture vs. Covenant

When it comes to relationships, everyone has a script. Culture hands us one version: swipe right, move on when it gets hard, chase what feels good in the moment. It’s a script that treats love and sex like fast food: cheap, convenient, and instantly forgettable. God didn’t create marriage or love to be disposable; He created it to reflect His own faithful, steadfast love for us. Many of us try to live by culture’s script but still expect God’s results. If we treat relationships like entertainment, we shouldn’t be surprised when they break down like a bad Netflix series. True intimacy requires intention. It requires boundaries. It requires accountability. God’s way isn’t just about surviving love, it’s about thriving in it. His design leads to trust, safety, joy, and a love that endures for a lifetime. So the question for us this week is: which script are we going to follow? The world’s version that promises freedom but leaves us empty or God’s covenant, which asks for everything but in return gives us more than we could ever imagine?