Jehovah Provides Comfort in All Our Trials -PROBLEMS IN MARRIAGE

After Jehovah created the first woman, he brought her to the man, and she became his wife. Then Jehovah said:  "A man will leave his father and mother and he will stick to his wife, and they will become one flesh."  (Genesis 2:24)  Of course, all  of us today are imperfect. (Romans 3:23) Because of this, when a man and woman get married, the can expect to have problems.  For example, before getting married, a woman  likely had to obey her parents. But God's Word says that after marriage a husband becomes the head of his wife.. (1 Corinthians 11:3)  At first, the husband may find it difficult to give direction to his wife. And the wife may find it difficult to accept direction from her husband instead of from her parents.  Also, when a couple first get married, they may have disagreements with their in-laws, and this too may be a trial.

Think too, about how a husband and wife may feel when the find out they are going to have a baby.  Although they may be very happy, usually they are also anxious.  They may wonder whether the pregnancy will go well. And they may worry about the baby's health. They also know that their expenses will increase. After the child is born, the couple will need to make other adjustments . The mother may spend most of her time caring for the baby. So the husband and wife may not be able to focus  as much on each other as they did before.  The father will also have more responsibilities. He has to make sure that his wife and child both have what they need.  

Some married couples have other types of tribulation.  They desperately wan to have children, but they are not able to.  When the wife does not become pregnant, she may feel deep emotional pain.  (Proverbs 13:12)  In Bible times, it was very important for women to marry and have children. That is why Rachel, Jacob's wife, felt extremely depressed when she could not get pregnant although her sister did.  (Genesis 30:1, 2) In some countries today, many believe that  it is very important to have a lot of children. People even ask missionaries  living in those countries why they do not have any.  Even after the missionaries try to explain the reason as best they can, some still say,"Oh, we will pray for you!"

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