EEQ
I believe that God is a central part of my life, and in turn my marriage.
Here are today’s questions:
1. How do I feel about God being a part of our marriage and us being a sign of God’s love?
2. How can we make our marriage sacrament visible to those around us?
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Isn’t it funny how much harder it is to answer these questions, as opposed to questions wedding-related?
My dad is a pastor, and he did a sermon-series over marriage and our relationship with God.
One thing that stuck with me, is an example he used: a rope.
A rope with only two cords (husband and wife) is very weak and can easily become un-done, since the two cords can only twist around each other. Not stable at all– they break and come un-done at the slightest tugging from both ends.
However, when you add a third rope (God) you can braid the cords together, and they become un-breakable!
I know that doesn’t really answer your questions at all– but it’s just something I love thinking about when it comes to my future marriage.
The marriage relationship and the agape love that grows from it is a wonderful sign to others of God’s love for his people.
My fiance and I are struggling to keep our hearts and minds centered on God’s love in this growing and evolving step in our relationship. Our love for each other is pure but making the outward effort to demonstrate God’s work in our lives is a constant work in progress.
I’ve heard this example that I love:
Think of a equilateral triangle. God, you, and your husband/fiance make up the three points. If one of you comes closer to God… and the other doesn’t, it becomes an unequal triangle. If you draw nearer to each other, you’re not necessarily drawing closer to God (it then becomes closer to a straight line). If *BOTH* of you draw nearer to God, the triangle remains equal. Not only are you drawing closer to God, you draw closer to each other.
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