The Answer to the Marriage Poll
By David Branker
Thanks for all the great responses to the Blog Poll on Marriage. Ready for a surprise? All three marriages have equal potential to go the distance. Why? The last characteristic of each.
It’s not whether we’re perfectly compatible, but more importantly, how and if we work out our differences. A lasting marriage results from a couple’s ability to resolve the conflicts that are inevitable in any relationship. Disagreements can actually be pretty healthy!
God understands our need to have a mate, so He has given us someone that may have differences, but whose differences enhance us. Truth be told, being different is what brings chemistry to a marriage. We actually grow in our relationship by reconciling our differences.
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I was in a realationship for 8 months.my formwer mate was going through a divorce and we still saw eachother. We both are saved. We love each other and stepped outside of God’s will and moved in with each other. He decided that he wanted to end the relationship that we thought was leading to marriage at some point. No real reason. I am still in love withhim and still feel deeply in my spirit that we are suppose to be together. I pray and fast seek God and His reply is to wait and be still.
I went to see the movie and had a renewed feeling to stand on God’s word and be still. I am not certain if I am being silly for waiting for something that very well might not happen.
What do I do? I am certain that he is not ready for marriage and does not feel the same way about me that I do him. Which is hard!