If you’ve come to the place in your thoughts and feelings where you believe you may have married the wrong person, you can feel panicky, trapped, depressed, and the list goes on.
“What have I done?”These are all typical questions that are asked, if we find ourselves wondering if we married the wrong person.
“Have I ruined my life?
“What can I do now?”
But please try not to panic (beyond what you may have already experienced). Let go of the squeeze you may have on the panic button, or the “I don’t care at this point; I just want to be released” button, and consider a few things first.
God says in the Bible says, “Come, let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). And this is a good time to apply reasoning, and explore more possibilities other than panicking or dumping out of a marriage after these types of thoughts invade your thinking process.
So, to face this dilemma in a reasonable way, lets work through some possible scenarios that could be taking place.
First, please don’t close your mind to some very real possibilities. When something happens to us —especially something as important as thinking we’ve married the wrong person, we can throw ourselves into thinking that this situation is irreparable. In most cases it isn’t UNLESS those who are involved close their minds to working THROUGH the situation, rather than dumping out of the situation and/or walking away.
So, open your mind to whatever possibilities there are that explain what you are feeling and experiencing right now, please consider the following:
Pray. Ask God to give you wisdom. God promises us that if we ask, He will give it (see: James 1). And while asking, request that the Holy Spirit guide you as your Wonderful Counselor, which is one of His names, as noted in the Bible (Isaiah 9:6).
While opening your mind and asking for wisdom, pray as the psalmist did,
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24)At this point, consider that one possibility could be that you are going through a very typical (yet it doesn’t feel “typical” to you) stage of marriage —one in which you and your spouse need to work through some issues, if you are going to survive this season of marriage.
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)
We all go through various stages of marriage, with some variance here and there. To help you consider whether this could be a certain stage you have tumbled into, within your relationship, please go into the “Marriage Stages” topic. Read what we have posted there, which applies to your stage, season, passage, phase (or whatever title) of marriage.
Yes, it will take time and effort. But don’t you think it’s reasonable to take the time needed considering that you entered into marriage, vowing that you would love, honor, and cherish your spouse for the rest of your lives? It’s now the appropriate time to do your “due diligence” on this issue, rather than look for an escape, take it, and regret it for the rest of your life (which we’ve heard of here at Marriage Missions, many, many times).
One article you may want to start with is titled, “The Marriage Map” and then read and consider from there. Please click onto the link below to visit and read about the various:
If it’s a “stage” you’re going through, then work with the Lord as your Counselor, to do what you can to survive that stage well. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that once something appears to be broken, it is. We’ve got a lot of testimonies posted in the “Save My Marriage” topic, which say otherwise. And my husband and I can attest to the fact that even though love appears to be gone or impossible to grab onto with the person you are now married to, it CAN and DOES come alive, if some very intentional work is done.
We’ve been there and have done that, and are SO glad we did (and are doing) what it takes to cause new growth —both within our marriage relationship and within us as individuals. It has been WELL worth the effort.
We have a lot of articles and tools and guiding resources posted on this web site that can help you get to a better place in your marriage. But the main requirement is the “want to.” If you close your mind and heart and don’t want to, all of the “how to’s” in the world won’t help you. You just won’t do what it takes to get beyond this problem.
But I can tell you that even if you don’t want to, if you confess that fact to God, He still can work to change your heart and will. (Again, I’ve been there and know from personal experience.)
If your spouse doesn’t have the “want to” either, there are still some things you can do by first, working on your own issues, praying for him or her, and then applying the applicable advice given in the “Save My Marriage” topic. It’s sure worth the extra effort!
And then below, there are links provided for you to read a couple of articles, which might further help your reasoning process, as you consider what you can do now and in the future.
Please click onto the following links to read:
I hope this has helped. Even if you aren’t
persuaded, at this point, allow the Lord to work further in your heart
to point you to the RIGHT way of doing things, rather than the world’s
way. Please know that some things are better “cured” over time.
This article was written by Cindy Wright of Marriage Missions International
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