Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Many years of marriage passed before I learned that the role of each spouse was to get the other to heaven. Apparently, Adam and Eve never thought about it since they began their journey “in heaven”. But since their fall from grace, we are climbing uphill! Our need for “elevating” grace is abundant if we are to succeed.
As difficulties arise or even persist in a marriage, know that it is through these difficulties that you will be perfected. Consider your reaction to your spouse with every conversation or event. Your reaction will guide you to the virtue you need to grow in. Perhaps it’s patience, or even long-suffering. Maybe it’s temperance or charity. Could it be humility or kindness? Offer up your angry, suffering, indignant, or bleeding heart to the Lord for the perfection of your spouse. Your virtue will increase.
Live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Ephesians 5:2
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another. Colossians 3:12-13
While sometimes this may seem easy, other times unachievable, our prayers for your marriage will seed the clouds of grace which will the Lord will shower upon you. Let us all pray for marriages, especially each other’s. May our hearts will be perfected by love.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
