Week 66: Teenage Marriages
Please join us this week in praying for teenage marriages. For mature couples getting started on the right foot in a marriage is difficult. Starting well when both spouses are teenagers is even more difficult. Issues can arise as a simple matter of lack of maturity or life experience. Many times these young couples have not had the chance to face problems as independent adults and, consequently, have not developed the skills to deal successfully with some of the trials of married life. Even in a perfect situation, just making the transition from dependent teenagers to an independent married couple can be extremely challenging. Single teenage friends can have expectations of the new couple that can no longer by fulfilled because the marriage now takes priority. The pressure to be a part of the old group in the same old way can tempt the new couple to regret their marriage decision. Another situation often faced by teen couples ...