Our responsibilities in marriage are best realized when we are in Christ.
Ephesians 5:31, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
What are your responsibilities to your spouse? Are you the bread winner? Are you the dish washer? Are you the launderer? Are you the lawn care technician? Are you the mechanic? If you had a job description, just what would it look like?
I’m not so sure any of us can fully understand what our role is in our marriage until we know the creator of marriage. The creator of marriage is God. He created it in the garden when He created Eve, giving her to Adam to be a helpmeet to him.
When we give our life to Christ, repenting of our sin, and confess Him as Lord and Saviour, it is then we begin to understand what our responsibilities to our spouse are. We learn to love them as Christ loves them. We learn to forgive them as Christ forgave them. We learn to be patient as Christ is patient toward us!
Do you love your spouse? Do you love your spouse as Christ loves your spouse? If not, maybe you need to repent and trust Jesus as Saviour!