There was a time when my husband and I were newly weds. We saw eye to eye on pretty much everything. One day we did not see eye to eye on something small. This something small turned into a bigger deal. Before we knew it I was frustrated with him and avoiding him and he was set in his ways. I decided to go on a walk to figure out how to handle the situation. I felt like I needed to call my mom, I told her a bit of what was going on and asked how I should handle it because there were tensions between us. My mom said to go and ask for his forgiveness for getting mad, and find a way to compromise. I went back home and sat down with my husband and apologized for my lack of patience and I threw out a few ways we could compromise on the situation. We ended up forgiving each other and felt like we had never argued in the first place.
This was the first of my times we have forgiven each other, however we will never forget the closeness we felt after making up. We learned that in a marriage you do not always see eye to eye with each other and that is okay to have differing opinions. Forgiveness is key to making a marriage work. When you have gotten in an argument with a spouse or close friend how did you feel? You most likely felt frustrated and did not feel kindly towards them. After you resolve the conflict and forgive each other you feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders.
When there is conflict in a marriage I have found that the best thing to do is to serve one another, find ways to show them that you love them and to remind yourself why you fell in love with them. When you are serving one another you are in the service of God. Doing this can help bring a sense of love and peace into your marriage, love and peace in a marriage is essential to have happiness in the marriage.
Marriage and Family 