A Happy Marriage IS An Option

(I will be moving this to the Pastoral Insight page)
Posted by our pastor:

My wife and I will celebrate 42 years of marriage February 14, 2012. I can't imagine what life would have been like without her by my side, in the good times and the bad. We have a great marriage relationship that I hope can be a pattern for others. It's sad to say but the majority of marriages today are like: you wake up one day and your once blissful marriage is shattered. The spark is gone and ...your spouse wants nothing to do with you. You thought that once you said, “I do,” your common faith would keep you together, but now you’re not so sure. The Scriptures teach us a lot about how we should treat one another within a Christian Marriage: For example, Ephesians 4:32 says: “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.” And Ephesians 5:33 reads: “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.” But do these commands still apply if your spouse is not submitted to the Lordship of Christ? And what if they are even ready to walk away from your marriage? It might be that they apply all the more! We all know there’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, although some marriages may appear that way. Life isn’t all sunshine and roses. In John 16:33 Jesus said, in this world we would have tribulations or trials. The truth is, that statement applies to our marriages too. But Jesus finishes this statement by saying, Take heart, I have overcome the world. A happy marriage is a very real option, and God is honored when we have happy, healthy marriages. Through the Scriptures and a little help you can re-ignite the passion in your once happy marriage. I think I'll stop here and continue in another post or two!
God Bless