Christian Marriage Advice

If you are a Christian and your marriage is going through a rough patch and you don’t know where to turn, you are not alone. Just about every couple experiences different seasons of marital bliss and your marriage is no exception. The difference however is what type of advice you will follow. Now, some couples seek advice by discussing their relationships with their girlfriends or buddies, some seek advice by reading articles and books and some try and tackle the problem themselves. Although these can prove helpful, the truth of the matter is that this is not the best Christian marriage advice.

As a Christian, you have to put God first in your marriage and ask him to heal your marriage and make you and your spouse closer. You must ask him to work on you being a better person so your spouse will want to stay committed to you. You can’t God to change your spouse. Instead, you can get him to help you change. For instance, it could be that you and your spouse are experiencing lack of communication and distance because you have not ask God to help your Christian marriage. If you would just take a moment and pray for you and your spouse, you will slowly see your marriage improving.

Once you’ve done that you have to then have faith that God is working in your marriage. You have to trust that he will make things better and you have to ask him to help you improve. For instance if you are a wife, you shouldn’t blame your spouse for being distant and cold. It could be that he is acting this way because he doesn’t feel respected by you. In contrast, if you’re a man, you can’t blame your wife for being a difficult nag. It could be that she just doesn’t feel appreciated.

The point being is that only you and God can change your marriage for the better. Only you and God can teach you the power of respect or appreciation or whatever it is that you need to know to make your marriage work. Only you can learn how to change you.

Therefore, the next time you are looking for Christian Marriage advice, stop where you are and pray. Ask God to help heal your marriage and to create in you, a spouse that is worthy of unconditional love from a spouse and then do what you can do to prove to your spouse that you are that person. God bless!