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God, not man, created the institution of marriage.
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Only by making God the center of our lives, can we experience life and marriage to its fullest.
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God has a design for marriage that He gives us in His word.
[Read Ephesians 5]
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The Word shows here that this is not a one-sided submission but a reciprocal relationship.
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God also has a design for love in marriage.
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If we live by it, this can be the difference between a marriage that is successful and mutually fulfilling vs. one that over the years becomes only a co-existence with no life in it.
[Read 1 Corinthians 13]
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These ideals cannot be perfected in this life by any person or couple.
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But God commands us to try.
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How well we succeed is very strongly related to the relationship each person in the marriage has with Jesus Christ.
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Christ is the source of love and as we grow in Him, our capacity for love in marriage grows toward God’s ideal.
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To grow in Christ attend church, read your Bible and pray regularly.
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Given the stresses and allurements of this life it is easy to fall away.
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But we need to persevere, because in the end, love for God, love for each other, and love for others is all that really matters.