Pastors Richard and Vanessa Grant of Life Community Church of Houston are hosting the “Your Marriage Matters.”
The Facebook Live event is scheduled at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 7.
Life Community Church of Houston
According to their Facebook page, the Life Community Church of Houston is a life-giving and changing ministry. It is their mission to transform lives via encounters with God.
Their page is positively received by people online with 4.8 stars through 24 reviews.
The church routinely posts its Sunday services, wherein they also post inspirational messages and announcements.
Recently, they announced a “Celebrating the Woman You Are” Luncheon for mothers, daughters, and sisters on Saturday, June 4.
Pastor Richard H. Grant is the lead pastor of the church and is married to Pastor Vanessa Jordan Grant.
Apart from being a pastor, Vanessa is a registered nurse and is the owner of Vanessa Grant photography. Her official title with the church is administrative pastor.
Christian Marriage
According to the Institute for Family Studies, “for nearly 50 years, people who attend church regularly marry at much higher rates and, for a majority of the population, those who attend church frequently also divorce at lower rates than the rest of the population.”
The study was made by Brian J. Hollar, an Associate Professor of Economics at Marymount University.
They added that the church historically encourages marriage and discourages divorce.
Their study reveals that even though the marriage rate has been falling for the population, those attending church on a regular basis are more like to marry than the non-devout.
Also, the trend from the 1970s to the 2010s indicated that the divorce rate is also lower for the devout.
The study concluded that religion would probably be an “insulator” against the aforementioned decline even if the decline prevails.
Lastly, the commitment to one’s faith appears to strongly correlate to their commitment to their spouse.
Christian Marital Issues
Of course, this does not mean that Christian couples face no issues.
According to Esther Littlefield’s Blog, there are six reasons for struggle in Christian relationships.
The first struggle comes with communication. In her post, she said that there are key factors in play, but it all points down to the fundamental difference between men and women.
She added that faith in Christ does not magically remove the struggle as human tendencies are still at play.
According to Littlefield, the next comes in the form of a lack of vulnerability.
In some circles of men and women, it is common for people to complain about their spouses. She added that Christians usually act as if things are ok even when they are not.
Esther added that some Christians want to project to everyone that they have a good and healthy relationship, even when they do not.
Connecting to such a lack of vulnerability, pride can also be one of the reasons for struggles, as married Christian couples might hesitate to reach out and recognize that they need help in their relationship.
The other struggles are unforgiveness, lack of investment, and expectation that the spouse would change.
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