Christian Marriage Counseling
Saving Your Marriage with Christian Marriage Counseling
Have you been considering Christian marriage counseling to bring your marriage back to life? Has one or both of you lost sight of your goal as a couple and the covenant made with God to stay together till death? Whether you’ve been married for 25 years, a few short years or even just a few months, all couples experience marital issues – but those problems can be resolved with Christian marriage counseling.
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What is Christian Marriage Counseling?
Christian marriage counseling is biblically based help for couples whose marriage is less than satisfactory or at risk of divorce. Many couples who are of a Christian faith choose to seek out this alternative to traditional marriage counseling as a means to draw closer to their spouse as well as to God and to get back on track with living out marriage the way God intended it to be. For many couples, one or both of them does not become a Christian until after they are married, which can result in conflict as one or neither may have a full understanding of what the biblical principles of marriage are. Therefore, they fail to apply those principles to their marriage and though they are people of faith, they begin down a path towards the very un-biblical divorce. Although the bible does give sexual immorality as a liable reason for divorce, divorce is still not favorable – and your marriage can survive infidelity! If you are reading this, you are certainly torn about your marriage, but there is a part of you that still wants to give it another try and a good Christian marriage counselor will work diligently with yourself and your spouse to take the focus off of getting out of the marriage and instead getting the best out of your marriage!
The differences between Traditional Marriage Counseling and Christian Marriage Counseling
You are probably wondering, “What’s the difference between traditional and Christian marriage counseling?” Especially if you do not identify with any religion, or Christianity in particular. Well, here are a few of those differentiating factors!
Traditional Marriage Counseling:
- Typically appealing to a broader range of couples
- Focuses solely on the couple, as individuals and as a couple
- Uses learned basic relational and communicative skills to attempt to better the marriage
- Possibility of mention of divorce as an option or last result if no progress is seen
Christian Marriage Counseling:
- Often only sought after by Christian couples or married individuals who are of Christian faith, though their spouse may not be
- Focuses on the couple, but more importantly on their relationships with Christ to bring them back to a Christ centered marriage
- Uses learned basic relational and communicative skills but focuses on the biblical principles of marriage, such as the role of each spouse in the marriage to better the marriage.
- Puts couples’ perspective in place, through rebuilding of both their relationship with one another as well as with God and leaves divorce out as an option entirely.
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Even if your spouse feels you’ve both done all you can do, the help of a licensed third party can change the path your marriage is on. If you really want your marriage, don’t give up! Not on yourself and not on your spouse and know that God wants your marriage to last. Christian marriage counseling may be the answer to your marital prayers!