↩ Looking Back
Today marks 14 years of marriage for me and my wife, and I continue to feel incredibly grateful for her and the life God has given us.
I took some time this week to share a few lessons—what has strengthened our marriage, and what I’d say to people who are considering giving up on theirs.
1. Pray together. There are studies that say couples who pray together stay together. To me, the main idea is that people who are committed to Jesus are more likely to be committed to their marriage. Commitment seems to be a transitive property that bleeds into other areas of your life. Real faith really matters in all of your relationships.
2. You're going to keep having the same fights. What matters more than solving those issues is how you handle them in the heat of the moment, how you make the other person feel, and how you choose to move forward.
👉 Read the full post — On Marriage and Commitment
↑ Looking Up
So much of marriage is being committed and letting your one-time yes from your wedding day be a daily yes of continuing to commit to your spouse.
Jesus urges us in the Sermon on the Mount,
Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. (Matthew 5:37 ESV)
Lots of things in life work this way—saying yes to showing up for your kids each day, to your work each day.
It's also about saying no to sin, distraction, and things less than the best of what God has prepared for you.
Getting our yes's and no's right is a daily decision that sets the trajectory of our lives.
↪ Looking Forward
No matter our marital status, we have a choice this week to:
- Choose faithfulness over feelings.
- Choose to lay down bitterness and pick up forgiveness.
- Ask yourself, "What's one small thing I can be faithful in today that will make a difference for someone else?"
Looking For a Laugh
It doesn't matter who you marry, they are going to be in your way in the kitchen.
Wrapping Up
Hit reply—what's one thing you're recommitting to this week?
Here’s to pursuing the useful life together—fully committed,
