”Jesus’ infinite grace and goodness can conquer our smallness, selfishness, and peevishness. There is no arena of life where this conquest is more needed than in the scuffing of marriage.”
Goddard
We are extremely blessed to have the Gospel in our lives to help us through this life. Especially when it comes to marriage. Goddard stated, “I believe that the key to a healthy relationship is being a healthy, saintly, God-seeking person-to be born again- to be a new creature in Christ. When we are more godly, fewer things bother us. And when we run into problems, we are more likely to process them in helpful ways. I love this statement. When we are more Christ-like it will especially bless our marriages. Marriage can be really hard, exhausting and frustrating. I can easily see how marriages can fall apart quickly. But when we bring the gospel into our marriage we can over come the difficulties. When we are charitable, humble and gracious we can renew our bound with our spouse, forgive and love more easily. Mistakes we tend to make in marriage can include ignoring our spouses struggles, gratifying our pride, being concerned about being right, or being absorbed in our own problems. I thought of all the times I have done these things myself! How lucky we are to have the Atonement and Christ’s example in our lives so that we can be better! That we can bring that love and that forgiveness into our marriages is wonderful. Goddard also stated,” Jesus’ infinite grace and goodness can conquer our smallness, selfishness, and peevishness. There is no arena of life where this conquest is more needed than in the scuffing of marriage.”
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