I am often asked if I had one secret to a happy marriage, what would it be? My answer would be "forgiveness." Each person needs to practice daily (or minutely, as the case may be) forgiveness. Darlene Schacht puts it like this, “A successful marriage isn’t the union of two perfect people. It’s that of two imperfect people who have learned the value of forgiveness and grace.” Ruth Graham puts it even simpler, “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” 2 Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) in verse 5 says, “...love keeps no record of wrongs.” I had been brooding on Steve’s wrongs for many years (and God knows there were many! But mine were even more!), to the point where I had built up intense resentment toward him and the enemy had set up a stronghold. Forgiving him was the only way I could carry on in the marriage, (or in life!) in any kind of healthy way. And this rule should go for any human relationship.
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