Suggestion for married brother or sister in a failing relationship times

( Thanks to Divya Charles for this photo )

God also works through miracles and restores relationships today. 

 

As you know or would've heard, for any marriage to be successful it take TWO people committed to working 101% each.

That’s the ideal. 

Sometimes it may seem that one person is working only 50% or less at making it a better marriage.

But it is still up to the other one to work at 101% and keep their vows and honor and love in not only the good easy times but also the bad, hard and sometimes ugly times. Most ugly times are the ones where we work 101% whereas we see our spouse working 50% or lower in working out the difficulties and issues in our marriage. 

And this is why we need Jesus at the center of our marriages. Not any of our parents or parents-in-laws. 

I, Spouse, Jesus -- A three cord strand is not easily broken! 

And God's Word does not return void! 

If one is a Christian and lays his marriage relationship in God's lap and looks at his spouse  and sees her as Christ sees her and loves and honors her as Christ loves her then that marriage will eventually be healed and healthy! 

And what a testimony we will have and God will be glorified! 

But we both need to humble ourselves to each other and to God and forgive and learn to serve and love each other!

I don’t know your whole story or who you are, but this is what I say mostly to any failing relationship.  I know people and pastors say there are exceptions;  Mostly I would say abuse situation. This requires different level of handling. God has not called us to undergo abuse silently and uphold the image and respect of our spouse to some folks.  

2 key challenges we need to overcome:

(1) 'I really appreciate your love. I really appreciate your good-intentioned efforts and discussions. However, can you please let me work-out with my spouse and you stay away but be fully involved in praying for us only please' request of an adult son or daughter to their parents is so difficult for folks from India. But God is calling everybody to grow-up and take ownership of their marriage. 

(2) Seasoned Christians tend to develop an image of themselves or their Spouse to fellow believers. The greatest hypocrisy and evil of our times is to share what is not true about our Spouse to others to develop or protect his / her image to others. When they attack this image with the power of Holy Spirit and share their troubles to a fellow brother or sister and seek prayers, our Lord heals their marriage soon ❤️

God is just an awareness away to help us rebuild and restore our marriage on 24 x 7 basis. Wish you all the very best!