Marriages are not static. They are perpetually in a state of transition and change, moving from one season to another.
We find ourselves sometimes in difficult seasons riddled with problems, discouraged, dissatisfied and unsure of what to do. We also find ourselves in good seasons where we are in love, filled with hope and enjoying life. The seasons of marriage come and go. Each one holds the potential for emotional health and happiness, and each one has its challenges.
In each season it’s important to carefully choose attitudes and actions which can improve and strengthen our marriages. We need to choose to have a positive attitude in spite of what we might be experiencing. We can’t always control what happens to us but we can always control how we respond to what life throws at us.
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. (Viktor E Frankl)
Let’s seek help where required and do things which strengthen instead of destroying the relationship. Let’s be willing to adjust and make changes to strengthen and restore our marriages. Let’s revisit the things which make our spouse feel loved and fill the love tank with loving actions.
Some seasons might seem long and beyond hope we should always remember seasons come and go; they don’t last forever.