Divorce Proof Your Marriage
Brenton and I have been married for 2 1/2+ years now. The median duration of first marriages that end in divorce is about 7 1/2 years. (from divorcemag.com). With divorce statistics indicating that 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce, how can we divorce proof our marriage?
1. Attending worship together every Sunday.
Of those couples who worship together each Sunday, the divorce rate is 3.0%, or
one divorce out of every 30 couples who worship together each Sunday.
2. Praying together regularly.
Of those couples who pray together in their homes on a regular basis, the
divorce rate is 0.3%, or one divorce out of every 300 couples who pray
together in their homes.
Am I being simple? I don’t think so. Those are statistics. Just like the statistic that 1 out of every 2 marriages ends in divorce. I’ll take those odds, especially considering we have an even less chance of divorce since we attend church together and pray together regularly. So just by our actions we have a pretty good chance of success.
On top of all that, I think we have a 100% chance of our marriage surviving. We both approached our marriage vows as a covenant to God and each other, witnessed by our friends and family. That’s pretty serious stuff. Quite frankly, divorce isn’t an option. Not making it, isn’t an option. Our vows are to love, honor, and cherish, forsaking all others for as long as we both shall live. Given that divorce isn’t an option, I’m very willing to spend a lot of time building my marriage rather than living miserably with my husband. And when it comes down to it, I LOVE THAT MAN, and I can’t imagine my life any other way.
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