10 Marriage Blessings to Never Take for Granted

My husband and I celebrated thirty-six years of marriage this week. And I know our marriage blessings always far outweigh the hard times.

Still, sometimes we form a perspective through a lens of what’s wrong with the world and our lives.

So that makes it easy to draw attention to the weak spots in our marriage.

Then we forget the great blessings we receive from God in simply being married.

Maybe we can easily jot down what’s wrong in our marriage or what we want out of our marriage. Perhaps we find it difficult to complete a list of blessings.

Anybody relate? My hand’s raised.

But the most concerning thing is what I found as antonyms of “blessing.” According to synonyms.com the opposite of blessings includes: disapproval, curse, rejection, depreciation, negate, invalidate, dislike, boycott, and dishonor.

Now, take a look at synonyms for blessings: approval, acceptance, grace, support, reward, backing, mercy, and thanksgiving.

Yet, as soon as we said, “I do,” God placed a calling on our lives. Along with this calling, doesn’t it make sense to form our perspective through the lens of God’s grace and mercy, and His blessings?

As soon as we said, 'I do,' God placed a calling on our lives. Along with this calling, doesn’t it make sense to form our perspective through the lens of God’s grace and mercy, and His blessings? Share on X

Friends, this includes the blessings in our marriage. So, let’s start with a list of 10 marriage blessings.

Wonderful Marriage Blessings

(1.) The blessing of oneness. To be one with our spouse is one of the great mysteries and rewards of marriage. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 (ESV)

(2.) The blessing of togetherness. Let’s not take our marriage for granted. Think about how many women and men feel alone with no plus one. “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mark 10:9 (ESV)