Two Keys to a Successful Marriage

Almost every marriage begins with a big party.

Each couple has high expectations and plans for their future life together, which they share with their family and friends. However, the path to a good marriage is not easy. Many couples choose not to continue the journey, as seen by today’s divorce statistics.

It would be simple to attribute our high percentage of marriage failure to factors such as not spending enough quality time together, allowing bitterness and anger to fester in our hearts, and failing to maintain open channels of communication.

Everywhere are several books, articles, and seminars available that will teach you how to enhance these and other elements of your relationship. While spending quality time together, forgiving one another, and communicating are all key aspects of a good marriage, if these things aren’t happening, it’s usually an indication of a far deeper issue. And no amount of external behavior adjustment will help unless this problem is addressed.
 
Take a look at the following Scripture verse to get a sense of what this underlying issue might be:

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" one of them, a legal expert, put him [Jesus] to the test.”