4 Keys to Growing in Grace in Marriage

Finally, growing in grace in marriage requires that you just embrace grace for yourself. It’s easy to be hard on yourself if you fall short as a spouse. You might feel such as you’re not doing enough or that you just’re not measuring as much as your spouse’s and even God’s standards. However, just as you’re called to increase grace to your spouse, you should also extend grace to yourself.

Remember, you might be a piece in progress, and God’s grace is sufficient for you. He just isn’t asking for perfection but for a heart that’s willing to grow and learn. When you make mistakes, repent, receive God’s gracious forgiveness, and keep it moving. Even in your mistakes, He is working in you to make you more like Christ.

By embracing grace for yourself, you might be higher capable of extend grace to your spouse. After all, you can’t give what you would not have. Let go of unrealistic expectations and deal with loving one another as you might be, imperfections and all.

Growing in grace in marriage is a lifelong journey. It never ceases. It would require forgiveness, patience, understanding, and repair. It would require you to trust within the Lord and receive his grace to your space. God is with you, guiding you and providing you with the strength and wisdom you wish. He is the source of all grace, and as you depend on Him, your marriage will reflect His love and turn into a sworn statement of His grace to the world.

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Dana Che Williams is a speaker, marriage/relationship coach, and the host of the Rebuilding US podcast, where she helps people uncomplicate relationships and construct deeper connections. She can be a loyal daughter and friend of God and serves as a Teaching Pastor at a multi-site, multi-ethnic church in Virginia Beach, VA. In groups, large or small, Dana’s mission is singular: to assist lead people into more fruitful and connected relationships with the Lord and one another. On the podcast, she is thought for her graceful candor, humor, and inspiring yet difficult advice. Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University. She has a fierce passion for fashion and a fiercer passion for truth. She shares her life with Shaun, her childhood sweetheart and husband of twenty-four years, their 4 amazing children, and their “multi-cultural” dog in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA. Connect together with her on social media @mrsdanache and find helpful relationship resources on her website at https://danache.com.