Stick or run?

If you are married long enough, chances are that you are going to screw-up from time to time.  Some screw-ups are big, some are small, but there is 100% certainty that mistakes are going to be made.  Sometimes it’s the husband’s fault, and sometimes it’s the wife’s.  Occasionally both are to blame!  The question is this:  No matter what happens, are you going to stick or are you going to run?


One of the most colossal screw-ups of all time happened in the third chapter of the Bible. In Genesis 3 we see both Adam and Eve (the first married couple in history) make the biggest mistake possible:  They originally sinned against God.  Talk about adding stress to a marriage!

The interesting part of the story is that when they were alone and away from God, problems began.  Satan wasn't whispering in their ear when they were walking the garden with God.  It's when they wandered away that he swooped in on them.  (By the way, Satan is still in the business of destroying families!)  Even after their sin, God stepped in and offered a plan of salvation.  (Genesis 3:15)  God offers His Son Jesus as a sacrifice for our sin, one freely given, even today.

One thing came to mind when reading this scripture; Adam and Eve decided to stick instead of run.  In Genesis 5:3 we see that Adam died when He was 930 years old.  The Bible said that he and Eve had many other sons and daughters.  Even after the biggest screw-up in history, they stayed together.  It was all because God is faithful.

If you have God at the center of your marriage, you can survive anything.