Faith changed our marriage—in a good and Godly way. When I look back, I am not sure where our marriage or our family would have stood if we had not walked with God. Life was not easy, and we were not perfect people. We brought our own weaknesses, fears, and limitations into our relationship. But one thing made a real difference: we both chose to submit to God as much as we could, with all our hearts, in the season we were in.
That choice mattered more than perfection ever could.
No one enters marriage as a finished person. Even if we think we have good character or strong values, marriage has a way of revealing what still needs healing. I truly believe that even if we had “perfect” personalities, that alone would not have guaranteed a strong marriage. Love needs more than compatibility—it needs guidance, humility, and grace.
Walking with God made what felt impossible possible.
There were many hardships along the way. Moments of misunderstanding. Seasons of pressure. Times when it would have been easier to give up than to keep going. But I would not trade those hardships for another marriage. Looking back now, I can see that God allowed those challenges not to break us, but because He knew we could pass through them together—with Him.
Faith gave us something deeper than agreement.
It gave us patience when emotions ran high.
It gave us forgiveness when pride wanted to win.
It gave us hope when circumstances felt heavy.
The deeper our faith grew, the deeper our ability to love each other became. Love matured. It became less about self and more about understanding. Less about being right and more about staying together.
Marriage is not sustained by human effort alone. It is sustained by daily surrender—two imperfect people choosing to place God at the center again and again.
This kind of love is not something we create by ourselves.
It is only possible with God.
If you are walking through hardship in your marriage, I want to encourage you: faith does not remove all difficulties, but it gives you the strength to walk through them. Submitting to God does not make you weak—it makes love stronger.
And when God is at the center, even imperfect people can build a marriage that lasts, grows, and reflects His grace.
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