Tip#1

My husband and I have been together for going on 5 years. We are very happy, and very blessed. When people ask how we manage to not fight, and always seem so happy, I tell them it’s by the grace of God. Mark and I were both married before. I can’t speak for my husband, but I can say that my previous marriage was toxic. I was not a good person. I was not a nice person. I was not a saved person. I was very immoral. And it wasn’t until my divorce that I got saved. I mean truly saved. I am proof that God let’s you travel down roads that you shouldn’t, and make decisions that aren’t His will. Then eventually, if you belong to Him, He’ll get a hold of you and let you know, He is in charge. During my divorce, I was a wreck. Hopeless, even. I had no choice but to pray. I prayed even though I didn’t know how. I talked to God like he was the only person alive. I cried. I yelled. I begged. God definitely got ahold of me. I felt vulnerable, but definitely relieved, after my long talk with God. It took about a year, and a few more mistakes until I was completely His. I was saved, but didn’t know it. I wanted to know more. I met Mark officially in 2013. About a year after my divorce. I liked him. There was something different about him. He was so polite, and respectful to everyone around him. But he was married. He was very clear about that, to everyone. In 2014, his wife left him. It was the best thing that ever happened to me! See, marriage is forever. And Mark was not going to give up. He made a vow, before God, and was going to make it work. No matter how bad things got. And they got bad! But she left, and I thank God every day for it! Mark and I started dating in July of 2014. I feel that God sent Mark to me, so I could better understand Him. There were times the Devil tried to tell me Mark was wrong for me. But the more Mark told me about God, the more I understood what happened to me during my divorce. God saved me, and Mark told me why and how. I fell very hard for Mark. When we got married in 2016, I told God that I was going to be married and do things according to His word. See, God created marriage, and I knew that if I wanted our marriage to work, I had to do it God’s way. If I am upset about something, Mark can usually tell. He asks me respectfully, what is wrong. I pray about it. I talk to Mark about it. I don’t yell. Mark doesn’t yell. We discuss things, together. Most of the time, I pray about why I’m upset, BEFORE Mark can even tell I’m upset. My talk with God usually gets my mind right, and my emotions under control. If you’re not sure how to pray, start by just sitting down and talking to Him. Ask for wisdom. Ask for guidance. Ask for God to come into your marriage. So my tip to you is, be married the way God wants you to be. Act according to the Bible. Mark and I pray together. We pray as a family. God comes first in our house! If you put God first in your marriage, then everything else falls into place. Every time!