“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”, read Corinthians 7:3.

In this day and age, the divorce rate has skyrocketed, even among the believers; so many divorces are taken place that should not be. The moment hard times appear, or things are not going as planned, divorce seems to be the answer. Instead of working things out through Prayer and the Lord, through His Promises — many believers take the easy way out, they just divorce.

The husband has a duty unto his wife, he is to provide for her, protect her, grow in her interest, grow in the affection she may need. The husband is to love his wife as Jesus Christ loved the “Church” (Believers), read Ephesians 5:22-33. Think about how Christ dealt with the “Church”; He served everyone, put everyone needs before Himself, saw the good instead of the bad, forgave with all of His Heart, He made sure those that were around Him – got all the things they needed to survive on the Earth; He Loved them, by the way He treated them. The husband is to serve the wife in the same manner, placing her first in all things. The wife in return is to submit to the husband, which is basically doing the same thing, as the husband is doing towards her – by the husband doing all of those things mentioned and more, he is Submitting to his wife. When the two, places the other First (Even before their own kids, which a lot of marriages don’t do), the Marriage will succeed, no matter what problems may come. The main thing is doing everything as one, from business, to sharing, to walking in hope.

When God’s Word is the foundation of both Hearts, then the Marriage will surely grow, getting better through time, (Like Wine, which must Age through time — will only get better). God’s Word will not return unto Him Void, it will accomplish that which is spoken by the Believer, when spoken in Faith, Isaiah 55.

If a relationship is going through difficult times, and both partners must go their own way, they should separate; allowing time to heal the wounds, and for both of them to grow Spiritually, read 1st Corinthian 7:10-11, 12-28 (gives certain facts that should be realized).