The Bible says that “in this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). It’s an established fact. And yet so often, despite the warning, when major trouble occurs we’re taken by surprise and are unprepared for the trauma that it can cause in our marital relationship.We need to be especially “on the alert” during times of trauma in our lives. The enemy of our faith will try in every way to try to pit us against each other in our marriages.

As psychologist Dr Gary Smalley warns:”Trauma puts us at the wall of conflict.” And from what we’ve seen in Marriage Missions, that’s especially true when it comes to marriage. It tests the marriage more than most couples could ever imagine before-hand.

“Every couple faces things they’d prefer to avoid —job losses, severe illnesses, financial reversals, deaths of close family members and many other such events. We call them crises, roadblocks, setbacks or tragedies, and none of these are terms of endearment. That’s because these storms of life place immense stress on us—and they also test our marriages. When crisis strikes, some couples not only weather the storm, they emerge stronger and more united than before. Others struggle through the pain, and many marriages are destroyed by the crisis.” (Donald R Harvey, Bonds of Steel, Marriage Partnership Magazine)

Even though the possibilities increase greatly that a marriage will not survive a major crisis (according to many research studies) like the death of a child, loss of a job, etc., divorce is not inevitable. There is help and hope if you reach out for it before it is too late.

To help you in this battle we would like to direct you to an article that gives you eight different ways to cope through hard times. It also tells of recommended resources to consider acquiring, and gives crisis survival reminders to help your marriage tread through troubled times.

To read this helpful article, which is written by Don Harding, which is featured on the web site for Marriage Partnership Magazine, click on the link we have provided below:

STAYING MARRIED THROUGH TRAGEDIES

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