By no means is this a comprehensive list of all that needs to be enacted, nor will it eliminate failure, but it does give us a helpful proactive starting point. If you are married, you have a sacred covenant obligation. Too many marriages begin to unravel when one of the spouses mentally entertains the possibility of divorce. The notion that divorce is a solution must be rejected. We must fight tenaciously to restore the ideal of marriage for a lifetime.
Marital commitment demands perseverance.
The church needs to restore the model of one man and one woman bound together before God for a lifetime. I was 15 and J.L. was 17 when we married. We are now 61 and 63. Barbara and I have been married since 1972, and we have had our share of illness, tragedy, and disagreements. You need to keep your covenant.