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5 BIBLE VERSES FOR TROUBLED MARRIAGES | Stacy Hudson

May 22, 2017 by Mrs. Hudson

Finding Bible verses for troubled marriages is one of the best things you can do to encourage a friend or help your own marriage. God’s word does not return void so finding scripture for whatever situation you are facing is never a wasted effort.

When we are in the middle of struggles and situations we don’t understand, the Bible remains steadfast and true. People often say “follow your heart” trying to encourage their family or friends. However, the Bible makes it clear that our hearts are not the best guide. So be sure to follow His word and not your wants. This is why I will say again that finding Bible verses for troubled marriages is never a waste of time.

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 

Mark 7:21

5 Bible verses for troubled marriages

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. Proverbs 10:12

When things are rough in your marriage respond with Love. That is not easy, I know. When I am angry or upset it is hard for me to respond in a loving way. But that is what we are called to do. That is why we must renew our minds everyday. That is why it is so important to fill our hearts and minds with God’s Word so that when life hits us hard and we fall over… God’s Love pours out of us.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 

The wonderful thing about marriage is that there is always someone there to lift us up. We must keep a strong connection and fight for good communication with our husbands so that together we stay warm. We need to keep our hearts warm for each other but more importantly for Jesus.

 

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate. Matthew 19:6

We need to be careful and set clear ground rules or boundaries. Call them whatever you want but you should both know them and put them into action. One of ours might seem over the top for your relationship but my husband is an elected official and so a rule he has set up is to never be in his office with a woman alone with the door closed. That is out of pure precaution and to avoid the appearance of evil like scripture says. This protects him as an elected official and it also protects our marriage. We want a bulletproof marriage and sometimes that means setting boundaries that might seem silly to others. The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy and he is looking for a chance to attack and cause division. HOWEVER, Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly! By setting up boundaries we make it harder for the enemy (or anyone) to separate us and that allows us to live a more abundant life.

 

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8

We are all going to mess up. That is a given. Another given is that we can not control what our husbands do. As hard as that is to realize it is the truth. They have to decide on their own when they want to change or do things differently. They have to decide on their own that they want to grow closer to God. We can pray and we can Love them. That is what we can control. The task of loving is not always easy or uncomplicated but it does always “cover a multitude of sins” so… the effort is worth it.

 

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

It is easy to share all of our problems and anxieties with our husbands and that is a good thing. It becomes not such a good thing when we stop there. We need to be sure that we are first bringing our hearts to God and casting our anxieties on Him. Our husbands have their own cares and worries and we need to be mindful of that. We also need to be mindful of the fact that our husbands will not handle it like our girlfriends will. Our friends will listen and talk it over. Our husbands will (out of instinct) try to fix whatever it is. So, while we feel like we just need to get something off our chest we end up putting more weight on them.

I would encourage you to print out these Bible verses for troubled marriages and put them where you will see them often. When we are frustrated with the state of our marriages we can turn to His word for direction and encouragement.

The most important thing to remember is to keep God first. It sounds so cliche but it really is the truth.

Filed Under: Better Than Newlyweds, Marriage Monday Tagged With: bible verses, Bible verses for troubled marriages

Bible Verses About Marriage

October 31, 2013 by Mrs. Hudson

Bible Verses About Marriage

The best defense against the lies from the enemy is to know God’s truth. Below is a list of Bible Verses About Marriage. Print them out and put them on your bathroom mirror or stick it on your fridge. Put the list somewhere you will see it often and be reminded of God’s design for marriage.

Genesis 2:18-24
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Deuteronomy 24:5
If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.

Matthew 19:4-6
Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Mark 10:6-9
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

1 Corinthians 7: 1-16
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Ephesians 5:22-33
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church- for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

Colossians 3:18,19
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Hebrews 13:4-7
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Filed Under: Better Than Newlyweds Tagged With: bible verses, divorce, God, life, love

10 encouraging Bible verses for your marriage. |Stacy Hudson|Better Than Newlyweds

April 24, 2013 by Mrs. Hudson

What do you do when you have an argument? Or when you get hurt? Do you shut down or talk with you spouse? Do you turn to the Bible? Having a list of Bible verses for your marriage on hand will help you stand on His promises. The Bible has a lot to say about the topic of marriage. In times of struggle or dispute between a husband and a wife it is helpful to seek Bible verses for your marriage.

Here are 10 encouraging Bible verses for your marriage:

#1 Genesis 2:18 (New International Version)

18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

#2 Ephesians 4:2-3 (New International Version)

2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

#3 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 (New International Version)

Do Not Be Yoked With Unbelievers 14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

#4 Proverbs 17:14 (New International Version)

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

#5 1 Peter 3:1-6 (New International Version)

1 Peter 3Wives and Husbands 1Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,2when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, 6like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

#6 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (New International Version)

9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:

10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!

11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

#7 Philippians 2:2 (New International Version)

2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.

#8 Proverbs 5:18-19 (New International Version)

18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

19 A loving doe, a graceful deer'”
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be captivated by her love.

#9 Proverbs 19:14 (New International Version)

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

#10 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (New International Version)

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

When you seek guidance in your marriage from God his holy word will make your marriage far better than you attempting to guide your own marriage!

It is important to stay in the word and know God’s truth about marriage. Print out this list of Bible verses for your marriage and put it somewhere you will see it daily! Praying Bible verses for your marriage is powerful and God’s word does not return void. 

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Hi, I’m Stacy!

I am married to the Love of my life... my Prince. We strive daily to have a marriage better than newlyweds. We want to know each other better than when we were first wed. We want to please God by serving each other. Marriage is so important as it represents the relationship between God and His church... we must protect it and fight for ours. Read More…

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