Cheaper to replace?

In today's world, it is often cheaper to replace a broken cell phone or toaster than to fix the old one. Not only is it cheaper, but you get the newer, better model!

This attitude has trickled down into our human relationships. People would rather go find a new friend or spouse than put in the work to repair what is wrong in their current relationships. We must stop this trend; it may seem to "cost" less because it is easier, but in the long run we have denied ourselves true friendship; we have cut true meaning and depth from our relationships.

If we run every time something goes wrong, then we cannot love. Love is a choice, friendship is a choice, marriage is a choice. You must be in it for better or worse, or it means nothing. How can these relationships be a path to sanctification if every time you are challenged you turn in on yourself? This is the very moment when you are being called out of yourself, that you may find yourself in God.