You’re Saved, But Your Spouse Isn’t……..

If you’re married to an unbeliever, you probably experience loneliness, because even though you may share much of your life, the one most important area is missing—your walk with God. But you don’t have to walk entirely alone.

God can give you believing friends to share that walk. That’s why if you’re married to an unbeliever, it’s important to nurture supportive relationships with others of the SAME SEX. Find two or three believers who will pray with you for your spouse, encourage you to keep on living by the teachings of Scripture, and help you to keep on believing in your Lord—even when your faith is weak. Friendships with fellow believers can help you be the best spouse you can be, and avoid the temptation of building a close friendship with a Christian of the opposite sex to meet your unfulfilled spiritual needs.

Job called on his friends for help. He told them how desperate he was, that he was even having trouble respecting his All-Powerful God. Unfortunately, Job’s friends weren’t much help—but you can do differently by working at your relationships and keeping your eyes open for the godly believers out there.

Other scripture references:

James 5:7-11:

⁷Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. ⁸You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. ⁹Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

¹⁰Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1 Corinthians 7:12-24

¹²To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ¹³And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ¹⁴For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

¹⁵But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. ¹⁶How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

¹⁷Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. ¹⁸Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised. ¹⁹Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts. ²⁰Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. ²¹Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. ²²For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. ²³You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. ²⁴Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.

~Nick~