The marriage was originally created by God to be enjoyed by couples and not to be a source of depression and disappointment. There are goals that every marriage has and there are reasons why God has made it possible for a marriage to stand, especially Christian marriages. Most goals and expected things are not always realistic, they are things that one should accept they can’t come.
Marriages are going down so many times in this generation because of these unrealistic things and misunderstandings which is not the plan of God for every Christian marriage – what is God saying about this? There are Christians that have experienced or experiencing a broken marriage and they look up to God for restoration, they want peace to come back into the marriage. God has promised restoration and He also has spoken about marriages in His word.
1. Amos 9:14 NIV
“and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.”
2. Philippians 4:6 NIV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
3. James 1:12 NIV
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
4. Psalms 31:24 NIV
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
5. Psalms 42:11 NIV
“Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
6. Psalms 25:4
“Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You, I wait all the day.”
7. Joel 2:25 NKJV
“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.”
8. Isaiah 43:19 NKJV
“Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.”
9. Ephesians 5:25 NKJV
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”
10. Ephesians 5:22 NKJV
“Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord.”
11. I Timothy 5:8 NKJV
“But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
12. Psalms 34:18 NKJV
“The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.”
13. Colossians 3:13 NKJV
“bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”
14. 2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV
“Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.”
15. Ezekiel 36:24 NIV
“‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your land.”