How Faith in God Can Transform Your Marriage
How Faith in God Can Transform Your Marriage
Since embracing my new identity as a new creation, all those insights from wedding sermons, Sunday School lessons, marriage counselors, Christian friends, parents, and the books and tracts I’ve read on Christian marriage—things I once dismissed as irrelevant—now hold deep significance. They have become meaningful, useful, and indispensable to me. What a radical transformation.
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With this newfound understanding, I want to commit these key marriage principles to heart and share them with others who may benefit. These insights serve as a foundation for healing struggling marriages and guiding our thoughts, words, and actions in our relationships.
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No problem in this world has a solution outside of God, our Creator. He knows everything about us and our struggles. I now believe, wholeheartedly, that He can resolve any marital challenges. But to experience His help, we must be fully surrendered to Him.
This surrender allows us to let go of harmful old mindsets that poison relationships. It transforms the way we perceive life, influences our reactions to situations, shapes our choice of friends, pastimes, sources of counsel, role models, and overall attitude. With this shift, what once seemed like insurmountable issues can now be seen in a new light—bringing restoration and positive change to our marriages.
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The answer may seem too simple to be effective, which is why many ignore it—not because it doesn’t work, but because of unbelief and ignorance. As the Bible says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6, NKJV).
A good example is a man who, after a sleepless night, sought medical help for an illness causing him severe pain. The doctor examined him carefully and prescribed a simple remedy: four glasses of water every morning for two weeks. Disappointed, the man expected a more complex treatment—perhaps injections or even surgery.
Sensing his doubt, the doctor reassured him: “You will take the water here in my office, and afterward, I will administer special injections provided at a highly subsidized rate for your condition. These are preparatory steps for an operation after two weeks.”
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Relieved, the man faithfully followed the treatment. What he didn’t know was that the injections were nothing more than water, given at the normal cost. Yet, by the end of the two weeks, he was completely healed—simply by drinking the water.
Though the remedy seemed too basic, it was incredibly effective. The same is true when we allow God—the ultimate Healer—to take charge, including in our marriages.
