Your Marriage Is No Mistake
In my role as wife to a Pastor, I encounter many women who share their struggles with me regarding their marriage. My husband also meets with countless couples who are facing challenges with their marriage.
My husband and I have been married 12 years now, and in those 12 years, we too have faced challenges. Years 3 & 4 were especially hard. I thank God that He walked me through those challenging years, that He gave my husband patience and grace to love me throught it, and that ultimately - I didn't believe the lie that my marriage was a mistake.
In almost all of the couples that we counsel, there is one apparent factor that creates the marital issues: Wife and/or Husband have forgotten what marriage is about -
Your marriage is NOT about you,
Marriage is about LOVE (duh), SUBMISSION (uh-oh...scary word) and SERVING.
Your marriage should be about Love & Submission (Ephesians 5:22-33). When you have a healthy and confident view of who you are in Christ, and that in Christ we are created to serve our spouse - then marriage works.
The act of marriage (submission and love) requires daily discipline, sacrifice, and humility. But the rewards are great!
Don't buy into the lie that your marriage is a mistake. Life will not be easier when you're divorced - you will not be happier when you don't have to deal with the stress of marriage.
Here is the truth - you and your spouse can have a healthy marriage. Working on your marriage is not easy, but working on it TOGETHER is easier than dealing with the pain of divorce APART.
There are few things more rewarding than fulfilling a commitment - the commitment you made to each other on your wedding day is a treasure that you have to protect. If the commitment has been damaged, then work on getting it restored - but don't throw it away.
Your marriage is not a mistake - don't make a mistake by ending it.
My husband and I have been married 12 years now, and in those 12 years, we too have faced challenges. Years 3 & 4 were especially hard. I thank God that He walked me through those challenging years, that He gave my husband patience and grace to love me throught it, and that ultimately - I didn't believe the lie that my marriage was a mistake.
In almost all of the couples that we counsel, there is one apparent factor that creates the marital issues: Wife and/or Husband have forgotten what marriage is about -
Your marriage is NOT about you,
Marriage is about LOVE (duh), SUBMISSION (uh-oh...scary word) and SERVING.
Your marriage should be about Love & Submission (Ephesians 5:22-33). When you have a healthy and confident view of who you are in Christ, and that in Christ we are created to serve our spouse - then marriage works.
The act of marriage (submission and love) requires daily discipline, sacrifice, and humility. But the rewards are great!
Don't buy into the lie that your marriage is a mistake. Life will not be easier when you're divorced - you will not be happier when you don't have to deal with the stress of marriage.
Here is the truth - you and your spouse can have a healthy marriage. Working on your marriage is not easy, but working on it TOGETHER is easier than dealing with the pain of divorce APART.
There are few things more rewarding than fulfilling a commitment - the commitment you made to each other on your wedding day is a treasure that you have to protect. If the commitment has been damaged, then work on getting it restored - but don't throw it away.
Your marriage is not a mistake - don't make a mistake by ending it.
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