I could agree with God that yes, there is a purpose of marriage today and begin to embrace the Biblical keys to a successful marriage — to stay married. Or I could turn from God, divorce again, and go through the pain of that sinful mistake.
My marriage was hard because of sin on both of our parts and God had clearly told me to stay and stand for my marriage. You have to Guard your heart in a Difficult Marriage! I chose to stay. But staying meant working through sin and hurt through a Christian counselor. It is not shameful to get help. An outside, unattached person can often speak into a hurting situation in a powerful way. If you are in a hard season get help sweet wife!
The counselor taught me about Biblical Boundaries for sinful behavior. Those boundaries created a safe place for us to start again and have a marriage that will stand the test of time. I love this post and I love your heart to help your readers to find help, encouragement and GOD in their marriages within your posts.
Wonderful post. Your honesty and openness will so many others as you point them in the right direction and use your own journey to give them hope. Thanks, Fleda. So thankful that God can use the brokenness of our story to help others on the journey. Beautifully written Tiffany! There are so many great points and you did a great job of explaining each one. It took me a long time to come to terms with my divorce and how God saw me. I swore I would never get married again.
Then God sent me a loving Christian man to slowly change my heart. God has so much to teach us about marriage- great post! He is so good to teach us and help us through each season of life — marriage is no different. Tiffany, you have such a BIG heart to help your readers find help, encouragement and GOD in their marriages in your writing. Your article has really helped me! I was desperately seeking a Holy Spirit led reason that I should marry.
For me, it seems easier to leave things the way they are and not marry. Especially saying that biblical love is a choice. I know marriage will not be easy. But if I purpose my heart to pursue God and stay in intimacy with Him, then I believe I will have that fulfilled marriage. One that chisels away my selfishness, and points me more toward my heavenly Father. Thank you for that hope today! Praying for you as you step into this.
It can be a tough choice, but God will bless your obedience! Hello Tiffany. This popped up from a quick google search as I venture out to study what marriage is all about and why I desire it so much. I wanted to know what I wanted to get myself into. Thank you for your openness and for providing this resource. I am praying with you over this desire, that God gives you clear direction and wisdom as you move forward toward His direction for your life.
Wow, sounds like you loosing your children really effected you… its a shame some woman give up on their first marriages at a young age due to stress and cannot work through there differences. True, many people give up on their marriage very early on when it fails to meet their expectations. Many would pull through well if they trusting in God for sure… but sadly there are some situations that would result in divorce regardless. Thanks for sharing here. I would like to say thank you for your super duper blessfull article.
And I feel fully understand the reason in biblical ways. A covenant cannot be broken if new circumstances occur. A contract can be voided by mutual consent. Therefore, the marriage covenant between a man and a woman is a comprehensive and permanent commitment.
There are few life situations that test true Christianity more than the intimacy of the marriage relationship. Due to the close nature of the marriage relationship, sins of selfishness, pride, laziness, and impatience are readily exposed on a daily basis. The Apostle Paul vividly describes our natural tendencies in 2 Timothy when he describes us as selfish, arrogant, and unloving. These tendencies are superimposed on the marriage relationship, thus testing Christian character in the areas of sacrificial love, respect, submission, forgiveness, and perseverance.
Living together in unity with her husband requires a woman of wisdom to embrace biblical means of resolving conflict and demonstrating Christian love. Both husbands and wives must pursue love as defined in Ephesians … a sacrificial, purifying, and steadfast love. Secondary purposes for marriage could include: Companionship. The blessing of children in a marriage relationship allows that relationship to reproduce itself physically. The husband protects the wife by laying down his life for her Ephesians The wife is to protect the home Titus and the parents together protect their children to raise up a godly seed Malachi ; Psalm When secondary purposes for marriage are placed above the primary purpose, discontentment, fearfulness, and disillusionment often result.
For example, the woman who has made the primary purpose of marriage fruitfulness will be devastated and unfulfilled if she is unable to bear children of her own. A woman who has made companionship or enjoyment her primary purpose of marriage will desire fulfillment through other relationships or outlets if her husband does not fully meet her every need.
The Bible tells us that God created man and woman and after creating them, the first thing He does is to bless them. This tells us that right from the beginning the union of man and woman is blessed by their creator God. God looks with favor this new union.
Throughout the Bible, God presents Himself as the husband of His people. His church is His bride whom He loves and cherishes Ephesians Marriage is the closest, most intimate relationship we can experience here on earth, and God uses it to illustrate the intimate relationship He wants to have with you and me!
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. But in reality the ideal qualities given in this chapter apply equally to a husband as well as to a wife. So how does the Bible define a good wife or husband? Here is a list of characteristics based on Proverbs Look up the verses and see for yourself how they are described.
Can you find other qualities in this chapter that are not listed here? One of the ways the Bible teaches us is by stories and examples 1 Corinthians And in the area of marriage, the Bible gives us examples of good marriages and bad ones. For an example of a good marriage, read the story of Ruth and Boaz. As you read the story of their marriage—how they met and came together—look for the elements that made their marriage a success and a union that God could bless.
Ruth and Boaz lived in a very different time and culture than we do today, so some of the details may seem strange to you. But the principles of a good marriage are timeless. For an example of a bad marriage—a really bad marriage—read the story of Samson and Delilah. Look for the reasons this marriage was doomed from the beginning.
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