Real World Situations
Marriage and Spouse
Finding, keeping, and repairing a marriage; roles; unfaithfulness; divorce. Every situation below is answered from the King James Bible only.
129 situations in this domain
Situations
- A childless or barren marriage
- A difficult or contentious spouse
- A husband dwelling with his wife according to knowledge
- A husband loving his wife as Christ loved the church
- A husband's role in marriage
- A wife submitting to her own husband
- A wife's role in marriage
- Bearing one another's burdens in marriage
- Becoming one flesh in marriage
- Being grateful for the spouse God gave you
- Being honest and hiding nothing from your spouse
- Being patient with a spouse's weaknesses and flaws
- Being unequally yoked
- Blending a family after remarriage
- Building your house upon the rock as a couple
- Caring for a spouse in long affliction
- Carrying guilt and shame after a divorce
- Choosing a spouse of good character over appearance
- Choosing contentment in singleness while trusting God
- Choosing love as a daily act of the will
- Communication between spouses
- Confessing your own fault first in a marriage conflict
- Considering divorce
- Considering divorce and asking what God permits
- Considering remarriage after divorce
- Considering remarriage after the death of a spouse
- Deciding whether to forgive an unfaithful spouse
- Dying to selfishness for the sake of your marriage
- Extending grace to a spouse who keeps failing you
- Facing a crisis together and drawing strength from God
- Facing debt and financial pressure together as a couple
- Facing separation
- Facing separation from your spouse
- Finding refuge from an abusive spouse
- Forgiving your spouse seventy times seven
- Grieving the loss of a marriage through divorce
- Growing old faithfully with your spouse
- Guarding your eyes and heart against lust while married
- Guarding your marriage against outside temptation
- Guarding your marriage from the little foxes that spoil it
- Guarding your words when you speak to your spouse
- Honoring your parents without dishonoring your spouse
- Honoring your spouse as the weaker vessel
- Keeping romance and affection alive in marriage
- Keeping the marriage bed pure and undefiled
- Keeping the peace of God ruling in your marriage
- Keeping your marriage strong when children demand everything
- Keeping your promises and vows to your spouse
- Learning to bridle your tongue in marriage
- Leaving father and mother to cleave to your spouse
- Letting go of bitterness toward your spouse
- Looking for the right spouse
- Loving a spouse who is hard to love
- Making decisions together as husband and wife
- Making your marriage a witness to others
- Marrying a nonbeliever
- Not letting the sun go down on your anger with your spouse
- Overcoming jealousy and suspicion of your spouse
- Persevering when your marriage feels hopeless
- Physical intimacy and not depriving one another
- Praising a virtuous and excellent spouse
- Praying for a future spouse
- Praying together as husband and wife
- Preferring your spouse above yourself
- Preparing your heart before you marry
- Providing for your household as a husband
- Raising children together with one heart
- Rebuilding trust after infidelity
- Refusing to bring your spouse's faults before others
- Remaining unmarried or reconciling after a separation
- Remarriage after divorce
- Renewing your love for the spouse of your youth
- Repairing a marriage after a long season of neglect
- Resisting the temptation of an affair
- Seeking peace and reconciliation with an estranged spouse
- Seeking wise counsel for a troubled marriage
- Serving one another in humility as a married couple
- Setting boundaries with in-laws as a married couple
- Speaking words of blessing over your spouse
- Standing in prayer for the restoration of your marriage
- Submitting to one another in marriage
- Trusting God when your spouse changes for the worse
- Understanding marriage as a covenant before God
- Waiting on God together for a child
- When abuse makes the home unsafe
- When an unbelieving spouse is willing to stay
- When arguments and quarreling fill the home
- When distance or deployment separates you from your spouse
- When God says He hates putting away
- When one spouse is a spender and the other a saver
- When only one spouse walks with the Lord
- When pride keeps you from apologizing to your spouse
- When resentment has hardened your heart toward your spouse
- When sickness tests your marriage vows
- When you and your spouse cannot conceive
- When you and your spouse disagree about money
- When you and your spouse disagree about parenting
- When you and your spouse have grown apart
- When you are drawn to someone other than your spouse
- When you are widowed and grieving your spouse
- When you discover your spouse has lied to you
- When you feel lonely inside your marriage
- When you feel taken for granted by your spouse
- When you feel trapped and want to give up on your marriage
- When you feel unequally matched in maturity or faith
- When you have committed adultery and seek forgiveness
- When you long to be married but remain single
- When you married too quickly and now have regret
- When you no longer feel love for your spouse
- When your family disapproves of who you want to marry
- When your marriage is struggling
- When your spouse abandons you
- When your spouse battles addiction
- When your spouse betrays your confidence
- When your spouse controls you through fear
- When your spouse files for divorce against your wishes
- When your spouse is caught in secret sin
- When your spouse is cold, distant, or withdrawn
- When your spouse is contentious or nagging
- When your spouse is grieving and you don't know how to help
- When your spouse is unfaithful
- When your spouse loses a job and the income stops
- When your spouse refuses to repent of unfaithfulness
- When your spouse speaks harshly or with contempt
- When your spouse struggles with drunkenness or drink
- When your spouse views pornography
- When your spouse will not forgive you
- When your spouse's cruelty crushes your spirit
- Winning an unbelieving spouse without a word