How Do I Treat My Unfaithful Spouse?
by Dr. Gary Chapman   

In this book, Hope for the Separated, I am bold to suggest that you should be kind to the spouse who has walked out on you.  I know it doesn't seem natural, but we are called to love our enemies, and love is kind. 

The word "kind" means "to be useful or beneficial".  What can you say or do that would be useful or beneficial to your spouse?   
If you are a husband who has left, there are scores of things around the house that you could do for your wife, if she is willing. 

If your wife has left you, you may still be able to do some things that are 'beneficial' to her.

What is to be gained by not helping her?  You can be God's agent of love.  Love, expressed in kindness, is often the first step toward reconciliation.

Article written by Dr. Gary Chapman.  Based on the book, Hope for the Separated  by Dr. Gary Chapman. Published by Moody Publishers. 

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What Are the Purposes of God for Marriage?
by Gary and Betsy Ricucci    

Yesterday, we ended with the question: What are the purposes of God for marriage?

Whenever we speak of God's purposes, we must begin and end with Scripture. It is so easy to look elsewhere for guidance. We are quick to depend on our feelings, our habits, the opinions of others, secular culture, false religion, expediency, or self-will as a basis for our perspective, behavior, and decisions regarding marriage.

Yet Scripture, and Scripture alone, is God's means for revealing who he is, who we are, and what marriage is intended to be.

Briefly stated, Scripture teaches that marriage is a profound and marvelous relationship - a mystery, established by God for his glory.

When we speak of bringing glory to God (as we do throughout our book), we mean doing that which, to some degree, accurately reveals and represents him and appropriately honors and responds to him for who he is in his perfection and power.

Thus, marriage brings glory to God by displaying as fully as possible how he relates to his people through Jesus Christ.

Article written by Dr. Gary Chapman.  Based on the book, Love That Lasts  by Gary and Betsy Ricucci. Published by Crossway Publishers.