Faith in Marriage

“The Family: A Proclamation to the World” states that “successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.”  These nine principles will help to make our marriage and family “journey” more pleasant.

Faith is the first principle listed.  Faith in God is an essential part of a successful and happy marriage.  When a couple marries they need to have faith in God.  If they have faith in God and make Him a part of their marriage, they can receive His help to treat each other kindly, to work out difficulties, to make decisions, and to forgive more easily when problems occur.

 A married couple also needs to have faith in each other.  Each spouse needs to have faith that the other spouse will “honor marital vows with complete fidelity.”  They need to have faith that the other spouse will do their best to make the marriage work and that they will do their best to help the other spouse.

Just as faith can help your marriage, faith can help your family.  If you have faith in God, He can help you teach and train your children.  Faith plays an important part in successful marriages and families.