March 31, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:48 am by maritalblissonline

Maintaining Trust in Your Marriage: A Devotional

Proverbs 31:11-12

¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

¹² She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.

We often hear the theory that trust is an essential in marriage. Without trust, some believe it is near impossible to have a healthy relationship. Trust has clearly been abused all across the media because all you hear about is divorce and infidelity. Those two seem to be popular and does nothing but create a nervous spark in the marriage community- making couples want to randomly do things like check text messages, phone calls, clothes pockets and car glove compartments. Though the mentioned theory is popular, it is also absolutely true. Trust is clearly an essential in marriage.

I recently had to learn how to trust my husband on a different level than ever before in our marriage. He just started traveling with his job. He is a mortgage counselor and one of his job requirements is to travel a few times a month with his team for company events. At such events, his job is to potentially help prevent foreclosure for clients. Now, my husband is a very friendly and well-spoken man. So, I’m sure he is doing an excellent job when he travels. However, when he’s away, I’m home with our son. Typically at night, thoughts try to run across my mind questioning what he’s up to. This is where I begin to pray that God would give me a peace about my husband and not worry about what he’s doing.

My husband and I had to discuss just how much we trust one another. On one hand, he’s away working a few weekends of the month. On another hand, I’m here with our son and just as much as I could be worrying about what he’s doing- he could be worrying the same way about me. But, we’re not worried. Here’s why:

As I mentioned, trust is an essential to a healthy marriage. In a Christian marriage, we should have more peace about certain circumstances. If you and your husband are filled with the Holy Spirit, then God’s conviction should certainly help prevent you both from making terrible mistakes. That’s why when we pray we should ask God to lead us not into temptation (Matthew 6:13).

I just want to leave you with a note of encouragement today. Learn how to trust your husband or your wife. If we trust the Lord and have Him as the head of our marriage, then we do not have anything to worry about. God will certainly let you know if there is something you should be praying about in your marriage. I promise He will. So, relax a little and enjoy your marriage!

© 2009 Kennisha Hill

Related Text:

Pastor John Piper’s Blog, “Does God “Lead us In to Temptation?”

Go read this article HERE.

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