Here are a number of ways according to Paul that grace works in the life of the believer. They are vital for happy, healthy marriages. Grace leads us to choose to focus on the positive and not the negative. Forbearance - bearing with one another in love. These four qualities are essential for both people in a marriage to have if they are to build bridges of understanding to each other, to take responsibility for their relationship, and to encourage each other's sense of self esteem.
Good relationships depend very much on open honest communication.
Self-disclosure on our part is an invitation to intimacy with another. It invites the other person to know and understand who we really are. Many relationships flounder because people are simply not willing to trust themselves with another person. Fear drives them to hide parts of themselves from the other person or to engage in a variety of negative exchanges that inhibit understanding and prevent the growth of the relationship. God's grace motivates us to communicate love and acceptance rather than using defensive, self-serving, manipulative tactics.