The institution of marriage was created by God for three main purposes: partners are to provide help to each other, offer companionship and complement each other. God also gave them the assignment of procreating. Happy marriages lead to happy homes. Children who are raised in happy homes become good members of the society. But the devil does not like any person to be happy. Hence, he attacks homes. If parents are fighting each other, they would not have time to raise godly children. Couples who feel that their marriages are under siege and are willing to make efforts to save same seek christian counsellors. Christian counsellors seek a change in behaviour from the persons involved using the words of God. They believe that the word of God is the final authority and has the power to address every human problem. They seek to change people walking in error into people working with the scriptures. These errors are what cause trouble in different marriages and homes. The knowing and correct application of the true words of the Bible lead to lives changing. The immediate effect is that couples are reconciled. Consequentially, peace is restored in homes and the homes become happier again. Happy homes reflect on the society because our societies are made of different homes.
INTRODUCTION Marriage is an institution established by God. It brings a single man and a single woman of age into a mutual relationship. When God instituted it, He intended it to be held in honour and high esteem. The couples are meant to be one and demonstrate this purposefully. God placed the first couple in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:15). This garden was a paradise on earth, as everything that any man needed was inside it. In other words, married couples are to live a life of paradise on earth. They are to live and love happily with squeals of laughter ringing through their homes. The rich aroma of good cooking completes the beautiful picture of a happy home. Good couples offer each other peace, rest, encouragement and outstanding support. However, some marriages are hell on earth. The partners are like prisoners living inside big cages without gates. Instead of them spraying the beautiful perfume of happiness and comfort, they are excellent examples of sadness and regrets. They are miserable and in active discord. Couples who want to restore the honey and milk back into their marriages seek counselling. Christian counselling is based on biblical principles. Christian marriage counsellors seek to recognize, understand and find solutions to challenges that some people face in their marriages. The cardinal effect of counselling on marriages is the restoration of peace in the lives of individuals and their homes. When the members of the home front are not at war with each other, our nation progresses. This is so because the nation is made up of people from different homes. The peace in homes is the peace in the nations. When parents fail, their homes are destroyed.