It is a journey which takes us over rough terrain, and it's impossible to make it without love and commitment. We need to understand that many of the problems we face in marriage are designed to drive us into isolation. Instead of couples standing together like they did when they started, they allow the stress and strain of family life drive them apart. When that happens, we lose the most vital component necessary to make this journey. We should never ever allow our relationship to be driven to isolation, nor should a husband and wife permit anything to distance them emotionally from one another.
Isolation is a disease that plaques countless thousands of marriages.
So goes the marriage, so goes our relationship with God. It's easy to love God in the early days of our conversion. He answers all our prayers and thrills us with His presence. He speaks to our heart all the time, and there is nothing that we wouldn't do for Him. We see the sunrise with renewed splendor.