Forgiveness In Marriage

If you have anything against anyone, forgive him.

Mark 11:25

It’s impossible to have a good marriage without learning how to forgive because it’s impossible to have a marriage without hurting one another. Why? Because both partners are flawed human beings. Someone has said that the six most important words in a marriage are, “I admit I made a mistake.” Do you know how hard it is to say those words?

Forgiveness is at the very core of relationships within the home and within the church. Whether someone has something against us or we have something against another, we are to be the proactive ones and forgive, restoring the relationship. In an ideal world, when there has been some discord or hurt in a marriage, a husband and wife ought to run into each other as they are both going to seek the forgiveness of the other, restoring harmony in the relationship.

Can you imagine a marriage that would not prosper if it were built on communication and conversation that is trustworthy, gentle, open, kind, and forgiving? While staying married is a worthy goal, a better goal is to be married—and happily so!