#111 | Resurrecting Your Marriage

This week is Holy Week...a time for Christians to reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice, death, and resurrection, marking the transition from Lent to Easter and celebrating the core of Christian salvation. And HOLY WEEK has a lot to say about the hope and direction of your marriage!About 60% of marriages are still together, but that doesn’t mean they are thriving.For the remaining 40% of marriages, they have spent the cash, filed for divorce, and are most likely having custody issues over the kids. Divorce is vicious.A few stats…in 2022… there were over 674K divorces in America (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/marriage-divorce.htm) There is a decline in the divorce rate to where 40% of all marriages in the US end in divorce because Millennials are contributing to the decline by marrying later and staying married longer. (https://www.wf-lawyers.com/divorce-statistics-and-facts/)How would you describe your marriage? Is it thriving?Do you feel like your marriage is on it’s last breath? Has it “flatlined”? Is it in the GRAVE? Are you ready to give up?There’s still hope… and the resurrection of Jesus proves it…[Eph 5:25-28 NIV][25] Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her [26] to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, [27] and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. [28] In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 3 essential perspectives that Scripture gives us to have realistic expectations for our marriage — (RE: Paul David Tripp book | What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage)You are conducting your marriage in a fallen world.You are a SINNER married to a SINNERGod is faithful, powerful and willingStay connected with us and continue the conversation! You can find us on:•Facebook: Cord Of Three Coaching•Instagram: @cordofthreecoaching•Web: cordofthreecoaching.comPlease share this episode with your friends and leave us a review. We are thankful for your support and look forward to bringing you more content next week. In the meantime… HAPPY EASTER …Always Remember, that TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE AND A CORD OF THREE STRANDS IS NOT EASILY BROKEN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.