“And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
You’ve probably heard somewhere that half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. While that stat may have had some merit at one time, studies are finding that the divorce rate in our country has actually declined significantly in the past several years – 18% to be exact, between 2008 and 2016.
But, it’s not because we are getting better at marriage. It’s because many people – millennials, in particular – are holding off on getting married or choosing not to marry at all. Researchers can’t pinpoint the reasons behind these decisions, however one could surmise that a possible reason is a declining confidence in the institution as a whole. To prove that point, cohabitation among millennials is on the rise. Many young people are comfortable with a lesser commitment. Considering that the average marriage in the U.S. lasts about seven years, perhaps it’s hard to get excited about something with such a short-expected life span.
This is not just an outside-the-church issue. Many Christian marriages suffer the same fate. The reason is that it is easy for day-to-day life to cause us to lose sight of the one aspect of our marriage that can hold it all together – God Himself. Marriage shouldn’t just be between man and wife; it should include God, the one who designed marriage in the first place.
Written ByBrent Rinehart @ www.apparentstuff.com
