Marriage Matters- Teaching Your Kids about Happy, Healthy, Biblical Marriage

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Marriages matter and our kids need to learn how to have happy, healthy Biblical Marriages. God says that marriage should only be between 1 man and 1 woman. He does not want 2 people of the same gender to get married or to be in a dating relationship together. As parents, we need to explain this to our children. This of course goes against what is acceptable to society, but as a Christian we are required to follow what God says, even when it’s unpopular. I feel it’s so important we teach our kids about God’s plan for marriage so they know what to do when the appropriate time comes in their life. Even if you come from a family with divorced parents or you are divorced or unmarried, you can still develop a positive mindset of wanting better for your kids so they can break negative cycles and obtain a beautiful Biblical marriage.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I want my kids to grow up and do marriage God’s way. But I realize that in order for them to be able to do this, my husband and I need to teach and model it for them. I don’t want them stumbling around trying to figure it out as an adult when I can start teaching it to them in a developmentally appropriate way when they are kids.

Keeping God first in marriage is essential. This means praying together with your spouse should be a non-negotiable priority in marriage. Reading and following the Bible is also extremely beneficial because there are verses that teach us about marriage. Here are some that I hope you will take time to read: Ephesians 5:22-33; Proverbs 21:19. There are 2 books on marriage that I recommend. One is called Praying Circles Around Your Marriage by Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall, and Dr. Mark Batterson. The other book is called The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian. It’s nice to learn and refresh ourselves on marriage as parents so we can be proper models for our kids to follow.

There is a resource available on the shop page that you can read to your kids to teach them about God’s plan for marriage. It’s Parenting Toolkit 10. The lessons are written in kid-friendly language with pictures to help your children understand on their level.

I hope you are encouraged to be proactive in helping your kids learn about happy, healthy Biblical marriages. Marriage definitely takes a lot of work and sacrifice, but it is possible to be happy when you do it God’s way. And it’s so important that our kids learn this so they can believe that they can have a happy marriage and family when they grow up.