I was talking with Jesus a few days ago about marriage and seasons of life. I've felt that last semester and the beginning of this semester I have spent an insane amount of time with my (now) husband, getting ready for marriage and being married. I'd come to the point of struggling with that - why so much time and attention on my husband (whom I do love dearly and love spending time with)? But I felt I'd been draw away (in a way) from "ministry" - from connecting well with the body of Christ and from loving and serving those around me and using what God had given me for the advancement of the gospel throughout the earth.
Yet, God seemed to be saying to me that I needed this time bonding with my husband. I felt a sense of relief that yes, God did want me to spend a lot of time with my husband and that this is a good thing to do. As I was reading a book on friendship, though, I started to realize part of the why of the matter. The book was speaking of the importance of spending lots of time with a new, potential "best friend" as important foundation for the rest of the friendship. In that, I realized God was granting this to Magnus and I - we got a lot of close, foundational time together so we could "internalize" each other, experience each other as we really are and learn to hold in the love the other has. Later in our marriage we will likely not have the same kind of time, and we will (in a way) go back to this time and remember the sweetness of the bonding and the time, how we felt, and this foundation will help sustain and enrich our marriage in the years to come.
May I continue to learn that every season is a precious gift from God, and that he continues to grow and mature us through them so we may be used for his glory throughout the earth.
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