This isn't a promise of marriage, an oath to eternal love, or a guarantee to a perfect relationship. This is a testimony of us– a bond that we created together– "me and you, just us two".
The first time I saw this quote was in "Sex and the City", when Carrie gave Mr. Big a watch with the words "Me and You– Just Us Two" engraved on the under side. Ever since then, this saying has become the foundation and the words of affirmation for my own relationship.
It's me and you, just us two, 'til death do us part. We are not guaranteed forever, just as we are not guaranteed perfect love. From this, we are guaranteeing that our love has existed, does exist, and will exist, 'til death do us part. Our relationship could end tomorrow, but our love will be everlasting.
To love someone should be taken with caution. Love is a fragile establishment that should never be trampled upon. We take tiny steps when we fall in love, just as we should take tiny steps when we are in the middle stages of being in love.
In the beginning, with the fall of man, God established temptation as an act of human sin. Eve was tempted to eat from the "Tree of Life", just as we are tempted to act upon what we know not to. Temptation is not a sign of weakness– it is another path in which we are ultimately given the option to take. When we promise "me and you, just us two," we are not promising that temptation will not arise. What we are promising is an unbreakable bond between the two of us, that which exists mentally and emotionally. But, what about physically? Mark 14:38 reads, "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. This spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Sometimes, our eyes may wander to places they don't belong. Sometimes, we are tempted to act lustfully, selfishly, and unkindly. When we promise each other "just us two," we are not guaranteeing that temptation will close its doors to each of us. We didn't enter into this bond with the intentions of having a perfect love. We are flawed human beings who, at times, make mistakes. A physical bond is just as important as a mental and emotional bond. The three coincide, and all are necessary for a functional relationship. However, physicality is flawed. We mess up; we make mistakes. Sometimes, we are tempted. When we say no to temptation, we are avoiding sin. However, sinning is a part of human nature. We cannot avoid the inevitable act we all commit– sin. Romans 3:23 reads, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." 1 John 1:9 reads, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." During our trials and tribulations, we must never forget that we were created by a perfect God, so that when we fail to do what is right, we may seek mercy and forgiveness from the God who is all loving. God created a bond between each of his children and himself– "me and you, just us two." Even in our relationship with God, we fail to act without fault. Sometimes we disappoint God, just as we disappoint each other. Our relationship with our Father is mentally and emotionally based. Physically, we can do things to please our Heavenly Father, but the foundation of a real relationship between God and His child lies within an emotional bond and a mental bond. Ephesians 2:8-9 reads, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
I promise that it will be me and you, just us two, forever and always. I promise that no matter what roads we choose in life, our love will still exist. I promise that for as long as we shall live, the bond between us two will remain strong, sacred, and efficient.
I know that we aren't guaranteed forever, and we aren't guaranteed a perfect love. However, the best part of our relationship is that both of us are equally flawed and imperfect. In the end, we both still have a Heavenly Father who loves and forgives us, even when we do the unthinkable.
It's me and you, just us two.
