marriage

July 13, 2004

My husband and I will celebrate 7 years of marriage this month. In the big scheme of things, seven years really isn’t that long. However, I do contend that it has provided ample opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and how we would do things differently if given the chance.

There’s no doubt about it, marriage is tough–it has been for us anyway. The first year was particularly hard and I remember wanting out of the marriage desperately. I thought I had made the biggest mistake of my life. In fact, one day I remember telling the Lord that the absolute only reason I was staying in the marriage was because I had promised Him I would.

What’s interesting is that my husband was feeling exactly the same way although I didn’t know it at the time. We now share with other couples that we would absolutely be divorced today if we were not operating under the belief that in our circumstance, divorce was simply not an option.

We obviously live in a time when divorce is commonplace and marriage is often taken lightly. Tragically, the divorce rate within the church mirrors the divorce rate outside of the church. In order to stop the cycle and spare ourselves and our children the negative consequences of broken marriages and broken homes, it is imperative that Christians model strong, healthy relationships. This means taking marriage seriously, choosing a mate wisely and taking responsibility for your own actions as an individual and as a spouse.

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