Being Sanctified

When people ask me how things are going with Magnus I tend to pause and think and they say "good." I always have a half question behind that because I'm wondering what they really want to know (maybe this is attributing too much to the question). Here's the deal - this relationship is sanctifying my socks off. I've heard marriage is even more so.

What I mean is this - my sin is being brought to the surface. God has revealed fear, insecurity, and other sins as I've continued to interact with Magnus. God has called me to trust and follow him and to trust Magnus, too. Honestly, it's been hard, scary and risky. 

But it has been good. So, very good. I have seen God answer prayer in regards to things about Magnus. I have seen God working in Magnus in such amazing ways, seen Magnus respond to me with humility that has amazed me.

So how are things going? Good, but not the rainbows-and-butterflies, everything-is-perfect good; but the God-is-at-work-growing-me-in-a-great-way good. As I hope it continues to be. But isn't this how every good gift of God comes? They come to grow and stretch us and mold us evermore into the likeness of Christ.