Overcome Adultery: Ways To Make Your Marriage Whole Again

by E-NewsCast Team
April 11th, 2010

Unfortunately, cheating in marriage is becoming common place.While the stats for infidelity are not concrete, many couplestherapists estimate close to 30 to 40 percent of wives andnearly 50 percent of husbands cheat on their partners. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5359395/site/newsweek) Now websites andselect greeting card companies promote the idea and make moneyoff of it. They encourage people to loose hope and to give upwithout thinking twice about their reasons for marrying in thefirst place.Personally, I’m tired of seeing couples end their marriages, orput them in jeopardy, when they can find ways to be happy intheir relationships. Whether or not you have experienced thejealousy, pain, embarrassment and frustration of an affairoutside of your relationship, you can work towards healing yourmarriage. I have addressed strategies to help you keep you andyour spouse together with an acrostic. The advice listed heretakes more that what any individual has in and of himself orherself. If you know that both of you are willing to work atsaving your marriage, read on. Then print it out, and keep it ina place to help you remember your plans for a happy marriage.1. Find forgiveness in your heart, mind and soul 2. Accept thatyour relationship won’t be the same 3. Insist that it will getbetter, though 4. Then take steps to get help 5. Hiring aRelationship Coach or Counselor is a good idea6. Have faith in God’s plan for you, your spouse and yourmarriage 7. Overcome the guilt, shame, blame and lame thinking8. Pray that you and your partner can release bitterness, avoidtemptation, and find healing 9. Expect a rough time ahead, butwork towards a better relationship anyway10. Lift your heads knowing that adultery doesn’t have to robyou of a healthy marriage 11. Offer support to each other evenif you don’t feel like doing it 12. Voice your hurt, pain, pastand future expectations with each other 13. Enjoy the power ofunfailing, immovable, unconditional love by celebrating it eachday

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