It's Too Late

In a post entitled Wilted Mess, I wrote about the timeliness of doing relational work within your marriage. Here’s the sentence: And while it’s always best to do preventative work, and better to do work sooner rather than later, it’s never too late to begin the work. I meant what I wrote, encouraging people is part of both my hardwiring and professional training. Problems can be addressed, and relationships can heal – even thrive after a long season of failure.

However, I hear a lot of stories, and I see a lot of people who have reached the “It’s too late” place within their marriage. They come to counseling with a mindset of “It’s over. Too much has happened. It’s too late to