Why is marriage ministry so important?

Marriage is the first institution God ever created. Yes, even before the church! In fact, God uses marriage to depict the relationship between Christ and the church! Therefore, divorce should not be an epidemic in the church! How can we tell non-Christians about the unconditional love of Jesus if we are not showing it to each other?  God hates divorce! One of the main reasons He hates divorce is because God has declared marriage as a blood covenant, a powerful covenant between God and man that is not to be broken! This is much more valuable than the American contract mentality we have about marriage.

Divorce is a selfish act. Love, according to 1 Corinthians 13, cannot be selfish. Jesus said that the second greatest commandment was to love your neighbor as yourself. Divorce is disrespectful to God and his commands, and it puts the self above God. This should not be. God’s desire is for lifelong love. It is what is best for us—even to love when we are hurting, because God works all things together for our good!

The Bible says one sends 1000 to flight, but two sends ten thousand to flight! Imagine how much stronger one’s spiritual walk could be when they are walking in unity with their spouse in an institution that God created. More people will be walking in the will of God and in the purpose He has called them to if they have their family life in order. This is why God wants God-honoring marriages!

God blesses and favors a Godly marriage, which is why studies show that a Godly marriage has generations that also have Godly marriages. Marriages that end in divorce do not typically have the same effect. Normally, children whose parents have been divorced will also end up divorcing later in life. This could be because they were shown from a young age that unconditional love is not very probable. It also could be because they have not experienced a functional relationship before. This is why marriage ministry is so important! We as Christians need to stop divorce before there are more generations of divorce!

God values marriage and that should make it valuable to us. It is our job to uphold righteousness in our own homes and to minister and encourage those who are in crisis. We urge you to take up the call of marriage ministry along with us—whether it be buying, listening and sharing resources from our store, becoming one of our counselors, establishing a NAME center, attending one of the marriage conferences and inviting others, sowing into the ministry, becoming one of our pledge partners or simply recommending us to those in need—please. Be blessed!