The lover and the beloved are inflamed by each other. There is a spark between them. Lightning flashes when they come together. Today, books, movies, and soap operas depict sex not marital love as a fire that engulfs two people. But God's will is that this flame of desire be within the context of marital love.
Floods can cause a horrifying amount of damage.
Tidal waves strike fear into the hearts of those who live along costal regions in Asia. Buildings, cars, and people are tossed around like so many match sticks. When there is a flood or a tidal wave a mighty fire can be extinguished just like that. But the fires of marital love cannot be quenched. No circumstances, no matter how bad they may be, can snuff out the flame of marital love.