When you are trying to save your marriage and your spouse distances himself/herself either emotionally, physically or both, you feel very alone. You can very well understand why God said the words, “It is not good for man to be alone.” Because whether you are a man or a woman, being alone when you’re in a marriage is NOT the plan you had or God had when you got married.

But how do you get past the walls that have been built up between you and your spouse? It’s not usually something you can do overnight. Many different things went into building that wall, and it will take a lot of effort to dismantle them. But it’s well worth the work. Plus, God tells us that perseverance is a virtue that we are to strive after.

There are many verses in the Bible that encourages us to persevere even when we want to give up. Among them are:

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.” (James 1:12)

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

So, to help you in this mission, we discovered an article that might be a good beginning (or help you further) in this mission. It is written by Richard Fitzgibbons, and the name of the article is, “The Emotionally Distant Spouse.” It even contains a self-test so you can:

“Evaluate your self-giving in your marriage and that of your spouse.” You can “then try to identify common causes of this weaknesses in your spouse and in yourself.”

To read this article and take the self-test, please click onto the link below to the web site Marital Healing.com:

• THE EMOTIONALLY DISTANT SPOUSE

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