Giving Your Marriage One Last Chance: 3 Things to Try Before You Give Up Hope

Men and women are drastically different in many ways and have radically different needs. That’s why this great mystery called marriage has puzzled and challenged couples since the beginning of time. If you’re close to giving up hope, I’ve got great news! In this article, I’ll reveal three things you can do, starting today, that may end up saving your marriage.

When all else has failed, there’s prayer; even if you think you've got little hope of getting back together. And yes, God does care, in case you’re wondering. Why not start by praying that God would supernaturally heal your marriage? To change your spouse’s heart to reconsider? Stranger things have happened.

There’s still something you can do to save your marriage, even when everyone around you is telling you to give up. Despite your friends and family saying you’re crazy trying to make it work, you’ve still got options. Though your spouse may be totally against getting counseling to heal the rift between the two of you or doing absolutely anything at all to stay together, you’ve still got something going for you.

Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, and whether you believe in God or not, you’re going to need some help to get through it all. With your spouse so dead set against making your marriage work, you’ve got a long uphill battle that’s going to be a tough climb.

After prayer, you’ll want to ensure that you’ve got the support of those around you in the difficult months ahead. Family may be a difficult place to start, as they want the best for you and may tend to side with your happiness. They may see the quickest fix being the best and advise you to give up, get out and get on with life by divorce.

Your friends, alternately, could be the very thing you need, willing to support you in your quest to remain together, and be that shoulder you desperately need to cry on when things turn sour. And then there’s always God, who hates divorce, and will be there if you call on Him, in whatever way you see fit.

Committing to change is yet another strategy to implement before giving up on your marriage.

Open your heart right now by considering some of the criticisms of your spouse. What has she or he said that you need to change or that drives him or her crazy? What one or two things could you concentrate on changing that could start that healing process and communicate that you’re serious about making your marriage last?

After you’ve come up with these, make a concerted daily effort to take action and make these changes, regardless of how your spouse responds, good or bad, toward you. Then you’ll need to keep it up. Things didn’t get this bad overnight, so you’ll probably have to persevere for a while before your spouse notices. Then maybe they’ll consider giving your relationship another shot.

When you apply these three tactics to save your marriage – even when it appears to be dead – you’ve got a fighting chance for turning your relationship around.

Start by praying that your spouse will reconsider sticking around. Next, get the support you need to reform your relationship. And finally, commit yourself to change. If you consistently apply these tactics to your marriage, giving it once last chance, it may somehow come back to life. Why not give it a try?