Marriage statistics show 50% end in divorce in the USA. Doesn’t matter if your religious, atheist or just a good ole boy or a sweet precious princess. You still got a 50/50 chance. My question is, why is that? All the strategies to ensure success such as dating, living together, questionnaires and the list goes on, do not work. Of course, you shouldn’t ignore red flags and there should be something your positive about but even then that’s still not enough. Even getting married because you think you’re in love doesn’t work. Because one day that person won’t be so lovable. We all have our bad days. I know I do. The statistics prove it. What happens when your spouse isn’t lovable? What happens when they don’t look like they did when you got married? What happens when your not happy anymore. I hear that one a lot. That’s a poor excuse. We stick with lots of things we are not always happy with, like a job. What happens when you think you’ve grown apart because of new interests, hobbies or desires? When all these things change and they will for sure, what will you do? Well we know 50% will end in divorce. So what is the answer? For a man and women to stay married, you have to answer to an authority higher than your own, a standard that is above the norm. You have to submit to God and what he said first and foremost. It’s a covenant. That means, like God proved with Noah and Abraham, even if you don’t keep your promise, I’ll keep mine! I remember when our pastor married me and my wife, right before I walked out on the stage he grabbed my shoulder while my dad was standing beside me. He asked me “are you ready to stay in this as far as it depends on you?” I said yes. So in front of God, who is my ultimate authority, my dad, her father and 300 other people, I walked out to make that promise. My promise was to never leave her no matter what. I know, I know each situation is different. So if you exclude infidelity, you only have so many outs and those are debatable. So basically your key to success is “I’m going to do the work to stay married. Just like school, sports or any task that not quitting is the key to success. If you decide before you even get married, you will never get divorced you’re mostly there. You will have to put in the work too, just like an all American athlete or A student. Then and only then, will you not be a statistic. Anyone who does the most difficult things in life always make that commitment. I decided long ago I was not going to get a divorce.