I was watching Oprah today and there was a couple on that had given up all hope on their marriage. The husband lost his job and their house was going under foreclosure. It saddened my heart that this was happening to them. The wife took their daughter and moved back home with her parents six months ago. Both of her parents have been divorced, one of them several times, and they were both encouraging her to get a divorce from her husband. The wife was very bitter about the husband losing his job and thought that beating Stage 3 cancer was easier than making her marriage work.
Our role as a wife is to be a helpmeet to our husbands. We are our husband’s biggest cheerleader and we can build them up or tear them down with our actions and words. Is a good marriage based upon how much money someone makes? Do we stay married to our spouse just because things are going great and get a divorce because things aren’t going the way we planned?
What happened to getting married for better or worse? These days, many people are getting married with the idea that they only have to be committed to each other when the sun is shining on them. However, the sun doesn’t shine every day. Sometimes, it’s cloudy outside and sometimes, it rains. Tornados show up every once in a while. But when that happens, we have to adjust and go with the flow. We have to pull out our umbrella to shield us from the rain. We may have to get in our storm shelter for a little while until the tornado passes.
I encourage all of you married folks out there to openly communicate with your spouse. It’s vital to the life of your marriage. My husband and I try to make sure we spend quality time with each other at least once a week, without our son. For those of you that are single, don’t jump into marriage and take it lightly. Marriage is designed to be a covenant between you, your spouse, and God.
Christian Mommy Writer
