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Is there anything that makes it difficult to hope for a better future in your marriage? How do you think you can let go of this?
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My sister’s wife. She always gives her bad advice. I openly talk about things I don’t like, and we view it in light of the word of God.
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I don’t trust that my husband will do what he says he’s going to do….so I just do everything myself so I won’t be disappointed. He’s much older than I am so I try to give him leeway, but when I’m stressed to the max and I have a mountain of housework to do or shoveling snow or unloading groceries from the car with no help it’s very frustrating.
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A constant feeling that I will always play second fiddle to my wife’s family. I definitely could stand to make an attitude change about my in-laws. A more loving approach would almost certainly help.
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By faith I do not believe there is anything that makes it difficult to “hope” for anything especially a better future in my marriage. By faith the “elders obtained a good report.” (Hebrews 11:1-2) By faith, trusting in God, we can meet and overcome the challenges that life presents. The dis-eases that crop up are to help us to make the effort to become one, like minded. Taking the time to listen to one another and together cast our cares upon the Lord. The problem, situation whether it is health concerns, infidelity, etc., it can be healed and forgiven by trusting and believing “…is there anything too hard for God?”
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I have tried and tried to get her to change. “If only she would [do x, y, or z, our marriage would be better.”
I am reasonably content with many things about our marriage, so my tendency now is to “settle” and say “oh well- it’s never going to be great, but it will be ok”
This has led to severe problems with “oh if only” pining about how things would be different and better with other women from my past.
I can let go of this through the power of the Holy Spirit and through focusing on how I show up in the marriage versus how she needs to improve.