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Christian Marriage Help ASAP?

Hello!!! I am currently in need of desperate help because if I dont get help soon I dont know what I will do.

Before I got married I was a bright happy young woman in God just coming along in leaps and bounds in everything I do in God and elsewhere.However since I been married I have felt as though I am so far away from God.This is mostly because at times I wonder if I married the wrong man (although my husband is a wonderful man) I often times felt as though I didnt love him like I should.

Because of this feeling I mostly stay far away from God in guilt that I am not doing what I am supposed to be doing I have become a shadow of my former self. I am just so sad that I cant love the man I married although I find no fault in him it eats away at me everyday.

I try to pray and try to get to God I am just so broken. I also battle with deppression on a regular basis. I feel like my whole life i a lie. I have started to see a counsellor.I am scared to tell him how I feel about my husband because my husband was there (although I have spoken to him in the past about my feelings)

I just feel like although financially and moving away frm home marriage has helped in this but spiritually i feel like i have taken a thousand steps back.

Please I need to hear that God still loves me and wants me Im really at the end and cant take this feeling anymore

Update:

My husband is a devout christian who is also in the ministry

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  • 9 years ago
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    Remember that God clearly shows that love is not a 'feeling'! This is where MANY couples go sadly awry.

    Love is a VERB. It is a choice: you choose to love your husband every day just as you chose to make a lifetime commitment to him. It is an action: you SHOW your love every day by a hug and kiss, saying good morning, by sex, by doing small things for him, by remembering things that are important to him, by supporting and uplifting him every day.

    So reach out to your husband by acting out your love, and the feelings will follow.

    Of course God loves you--He cannot stop. He shows you His love as well, by providing all the things you need and so on. He needs you to trust in Him and come to Him, don't run away.

    Remember that even in the cracks in the rocks at the ends of the earth, God is there. You can't hide from Him so don't try! He will help you, but you have to let go and let Him work in you. Don't try to do it on your own.

    Source(s): married 12 years
  • Onya
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    Is your husband a christian as well? If not that could be your problem. It states in the bible that we should be equally yoked. That's not to say that you shouldn't have married someone that isn't a believer but it makes marriage a bit more challenging because you don't believe in the same thing. Also you need to be honest with your man, keep that line of communication open at all times and share your feelings with him. If you can't be honest with him or if you can't talk about something like that with your guy then your marriage is doomed!

    Edit:

    Well then I really don't know what to tell other than you getting some help for your depression and/or seeing a marriage counselor.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    I suggest you visit a psychologist rather than a spiritual counselor. If you are clinically depressed, no amount of praying will balance the neurotransmitters that are causing your problem.

    I believe that the depression is the root of your problem, not a distancing from God or even a lack of love for your husband. Depression is a very debilitating mental condition that can affect everything in your life, including your relationships and spiritual walk.

    Please realize that seeking treatment for your depression is not a weakness in your spiritual faith, but a step toward getting back to where you want to be in your life. Of course God still loves you... but depression has a way of obscuring all the light and goodness from your sight.

  • 9 years ago

    God loves you, he speaks through His word, the Bible..living one day at a time, allowing Him to heal you intermost parts of your being..

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