Repentance and Humility of One

If you would ask around I would bet that most people would disagree with you on the notion that only one of two spouses can work to "save" a marriage. My guess is that all will say that "you need both husband and wife to want to reconcile for a marriage to be restored." As evidence they say, "look at all the divorces".  

Now, marriage is a relationship, a special one, but a relationship like a friendship, or sisterhood, or brotherhood. But at its root it is a relationship between two people. Add God to the mix and it becomes a blessed relationship.

The Bible story of Issac is a great relationship story.  Issac was the miracle baby of Abraham and Sarah.  Isaac was the one from whom would come the "many nations" God so promised.  He had two sons named Esau and Jacob, two very different men.  Esau was the older son and entitled by law and custom to his father's blessing.  When it became time to give his blessing, Jacob deceived Isaac into giving him (Jacob) his blessing. Esau was incensed and wanted to kill Jacob so Jacob ran. Their relationship was now severly damaged, if not destroyed. But then God got involved.

Jacob repented of his sin and humbled himself in front of God and Esau.  Their relationship was restored through the repentance and humility of one.

So why not a marriage?  Can not a marriage relationship follow the same path as Jacob and Esau's restoration?  God has no favorites. (Acts 10: 34-35) What He has done for one, He will do for anyone.  Marriage relationships can be restored through the repentance and humility of one spouse.  There is evidence that it can be so.  The evidence is in God's Word.  Can there be anything more credible?