Living with unbelieving spouse

Life With an Unbelieving Spouse

2012. I guess it's time to stop putting this off and get to writing . But for some reason, I'm having a hard time putting my life down on paper. First, I wish to repsect my husband's point of view. I do not , nor can not, speak for him or his side in this matter. Perhas one day, he'll be willing to share.

I think it's so hard for me to write about because it's something I'm still living through. I am unequally yoked. There, I said it. I became a believer in 1992, and as far as I know, my husband is not a professed believer in Jesus Christ.

The Bible is very clear in its prohibition of marrying outside of the faith (2 Cor. 6:14). I, however, was married before I was saved and so I am committed to this life with my spouse. (1 Cor. 7:17). It's been a lot of years living like this, and I think I'm learning what it is like to truly love unconditionally.

I believe that God saved me before my husband because my husband was my idol. In my eyes, he was the one who walked on water. And if he would have been saved before me, my eyes would have been on my husband rather than on Jesus Christ. I truly believe that.

"The spiritual condition of my spouse doesn't change my role except to create a more vital need for obedience to Scripture"

E-mail: VinJ98@aol.com

It'll be 20 years this year since my salvation...since my life crumbled and God sought me in the rubble. Twenty years of trying to find my place in the church, yet trying to be the kind of wife that I think Jesus wants me to be.

Perhaps the biggest struggle of all in living with an unbeliever is the loneliness when it comes to being able to share our lives completely with our spouses. I don't feel that I can share the most important aspect of my life - my faith in Jesus Christ - with the person who is most important in my life. I don't feel like I can be real, therefore, I don't feel like my husband even knows who I am.

I truly believe that the Bible is God's Written Word. And I believe that the Bible should be the core of our foundation...Jesus Christ is our Bridge to God the Father. And the Bible shows us the way. As best I can, I continue to live under these principles. I know what God's Word has done for me, and I can only pray for the blessings we will have when it can also be the foundation of our marriage!

I don't know where you are in your marriage, but I do know that simply because you are married to an unbeliever, there is no references in the Bible that say you can vacate that position. Sorry. No outs.

So, what does God's Word say about living with an unbeliever?