How Do I Have a Godly Marriage? (Real Christian Marriage Advice)

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What's the secret to a successful marriage? It starts with where you look. Marriage is a mirror of the gospel — and it succeeds when you look upward to Jesus and inward at yourself before you ever look at your spouse. 📖 Read the full article: https://www.edyoung.com/article/the-secrets-to-a-successful-marriage It's no secret that marriage is hard. It takes work — but it also takes the right perspective and an understanding of God's vision for marriage. In this message, Pastor Ed Young explores what the Bible says about building a marriage that lasts. Marriage is the only relationship that mirrors God's relationship with His people. The gospel is about the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ — and in marriage, there needs to be a death to self, a burial, and a resurrection. When people look at your marriage, they should see Jesus. It's easy to say. It's very difficult on the rugged plains of reality. LOOK UPWARD — Where you look determines whether your marriage succeeds. Lisa and I have walked through five of the eight markers of divorce in 40 years of marriage. How did we get through it? One word: Jesus. Looking up taps into the power of the Holy Spirit — and as we see how readily we've been forgiven, it rushes us to forgive our spouse. LOOK INWARD — "Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine" (2 Corinthians 13:5). You will never be self-aware until you see yourself the way Jesus sees you. In marriage, when you look into your spouse's eyes, reflected back is who you really are. God's vision for marriage: COMMITMENT over COMFORT SACREDNESS over SATISFACTION FAITH over FEELINGS DEVOTION over DELIGHT GOD over GRATIFICATION WORSHIP over WANTS SUBMISSION over SELFISHNESS PURITY over POWER GOSPEL over GLADNESS HOLINESS over HAPPINESS — RESOURCES — 📖 Full article — The Secrets to a Successful Marriage: https://www.edyoung.com/article/the-secrets-to-a-successful-marriage ✝️ Daily devotionals from Ed Young: https://www.edyoung.com/devotionals ⛪ Join us at Fellowship Church in person or online: https://www.fellowshipchurch.com From the series 7 Senses of Marriage | Pastor Ed Young, Fellowship Church #godlymarriage #marriage #successfulmarriage

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• Marriage