4Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you."
Verse 5 suggests to all married couples that they must put their trust in the Almighty to help them overcome the difficulties in their marriage.
My wife and I pray together very often, especially early in the morning. In those quiet times when we kneel on either side of the bed and face each other, I begin to feel a strengthening of the bond of our love as we raise our voices to the Heavenly Father. We pray for almost every thing. We simply ask God for the simple things according to our needs and wait patiently for his instructions.We first thank God for allowing us to rise and experience the beginning of our lives together for that day and for the safe return to our home, when the day's work is done. It is a wonderful feeling to embrace each other after prayers. We actually feel God's blessings on our marriage.
So what is the result? Disagreements are settled amicably and we never go to bed vexed. There is a great sense of peace and joy in our partnership. We have found that with God's help and support we are able to rid ourselves of the anxiety and temptations. Commitment and loyalty enhance what our rings symbolize, as a result we wear our rings with pride to signify that loyalty, commitment and love.
A marriage needs prayers and the discernment to engender the spiritual dimension of a lasting relationship. That spirituality also creates a sense of purpose, which unintentionally makes us role models to our friends and family members who see our marriage as successful. What's the secret? There is no secret, there is a formula in the equation of a peaceful and joyous marriage:
God + husband+wife = Loving marriage
G+H=W=LM
Mark 11:23-25 (NIV) advises us how we should pray and the results of praying:
23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
I can testify that pray really works in building a lasting relationship in one's marriage.
Try it.
