Daily Chizuk #1280

Shalom Bayit: Look Again
One of the greatest ways to get chizuk to work on shalom bayit is to know that our spouse was given to us by Hashem and only by Hashem. Like Chazal have taught us, מה' אישה לאיש. The Ra'avad writes in his sefer Ba'aleh HaNefesh how wondrous the ways of Hashem are. A husband and wife actually share the same neshama that was split into two and then reunited when they got married. Our spouse is actually a piece of ourselves.
We have no idea of all the calculations of Hashem as to why each spouse has to be exactly the way they are to help the other fulfill his purpose here. But we trust that Hashem gives everyone exactly who they need.
There's so much that we can't see and don't know. Hashem makes marriages, and we should always keep that in mind and try to maintain them as best as possible.