Good AM Christian friend. I have a 
for you today. Is the seed of the gospel producing fruit in your life like Jesus intended it to? How is the soil of your heart doing today? Have you been watering it with the word of God, and the water Christ offers for you to drink (by the way, He offers water & milk c.f John 4:14 & 1 Peter 2:2 & Revelation 22:17) for your fruit to grow? Our Saviour warned us that the "the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word; and the care of this world and pleasures of this life; and bring no fruit to perfection". Have you examined yourself lately, perhaps even judged yourself on how you're caring for & protecting the seed of that precious word in your heart? God commands for us to judge our ownselves & even prove our ownselves (c.f 1 Corinthians 11:28,31 & 2 Corinthians 13:5), to make sure we are not being deceived by our own sin, the devil, & the cares of this world. Could that be why the marriage is struggling? Could that be why your love for going to church, reading your bible, going soul-winning, giving of your finances has decreased because your heart is being choked by other things? Let us ask God to help us maintain good ground, good soil, whereby our life may become fruitful for His will to be accomplished through our lives. In love- Brother Carlos. 
