Christian Marriage: Happily Ever After?

Many view Christian marriage as a bed of roses – no marital problems, perfectly behaved kids, waking up every morning with a smile on your face. Of course, that was my fantasy before I got married, then reality hit.

In my first marriage, we had plenty of problems, but we didn’t know how to deal with them. We both did and said plenty that led to our divorce, but the main thing was, we didn’t do or say what we could have and should have. We didn’t give God the appropriate place in our marriage. My kids were deprived of Christian parenting before we split up.

Marriage takes work from both parts and strength from one during the other one’s weakness. When a couple first gets together, they experience intense feelings of love. When that feeling goes away, which often it does, many think that the relationship is over, they say and do the wrong things, they think that they made a wrong choice, and it is time to walk away.

It would be wonderful if in a marriage, you felt that strong love day after day for your spouse, but that is not usually the case. I learned that loving your spouse is a choice and it has to be made every day whether the feeling is there or not.

What does the Bible say...

Ending a marriage through divorce is not God’s plan. It is not God’s plan for a family. Maybe that is why single parenting and step parenting is so difficult for many.

Colossians 3:18-21 gives some insight to God’s plan for families…

There are tons of verses in the Bible that deal with marriage, Christian parenting and Christian relationships. 1 Corinthians 13 is known as the love chapter and it often appears in a wedding ceremony, because it does apply to marriage. We need to take it to heart, protect our hearts from becoming hard and experience God’s promise…

Here are some articles and resources about Christian marriage...

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