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Christian Marriage
Living in a Christian marriage does not mean a perfect marriage. What it does mean is when there are trials God is there for you and when there are celebrations God is there for you. The whole idea of marriage comes from God, yes some people are called to be single to fulfill their purpose in this life but that is a whole other topic. Today I will focus on Christian marriage or those thinking of it.
 But 'God made them male and female' from the beginning of creation. 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together." Mark 10:6-9
In any marriage whether Christian or not every married couple will experience similar issues. There will be times of happiness, joy, sadness, disappointments, forgiveness, and how to understand each other. When you have God in your marriage it can be easier to get through issues, as husband and wife you can't just rely on your own understandings, you need to go to God in prayer together.
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16
There will be times spouses need to forgive each other, true healing comes from God. When a Christian marriage goes through trials God will be there getting you through each step. You see, our earthly minds cannot always understand and forgive the way God does. Some things will seem too big to get past, but when you rely on God he helps a husband to understand his wife better and his wife to understand her husband better. God knows us better than we know ourselves so He is the perfect councilor to seek when we don't understand each other.
God also shares in a Christian marriage
the joy, achievements, happiness, and love that a husband and
wife experience. Just like so many marriage vows, God is there
through sickness and in health, through the good times and the
bad times. When my husband and I were married over 8 years ago
neither one of us were Christians. We were married in
beautiful Jamaica, only my in-laws attended. We were prepared
to declare our love and commitment as we wrote our own wedding
vows. Well to our surprise the pastor who married us also had
many words to add to our ceremony. We agreed with him as he
stated that we would live in a Christian marriage. Today we
are so thankful for those words, because of them we mutually
decided to find out what it meant to live in a Christian
marriage. We have had many great times and trials, but through
them all God has never let us down. We always go to him in
prayer individually and as a couple. Not only when we need
counseling but when we want to thank Him for blessing our
marriage. Ever since we have trusted God to be the center of
our marriage the big trials in life just don't seem so scary
and the joyful times are awesome because we know that God is
rejoicing with us.
Marriage is a gift from God and living in a Christian marriage is something I pray every married couple will experience. If you don't have God in your marriage can I encourage you to talk to others who do, and if you do may I encourage you to witness to those who are searching.
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