Commit Yourself To The Relationship

Be committed to the relationship. Many people have entered into marriage thinking they might as well give it a try. After the first attraction has died and the work of making a happy marriage begins, they want out. These thoughts are addressed primarily to those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior. If you and your spouse have both accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, divorce should not be considered except in the case of sexual immorality or abandonment, and even then all efforts should be made to maintain the marriage.1

As Christians, there should be a firm commitment to the relationship. To facilitate communication, these 2 points should be understood and repeated as often as necessary, "I love you" and "divorce or separation is not an option."

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1 1 Corinthians 7:10-15

Click on the footnote numbers to display the verses here. 1 Corinthians 7:10-15 10   Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11   But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. 12   But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13   And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14   For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15   But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace.