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STATE OF “OUR” UNION For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. -Romans 12:3 This is the time of year when we typically hear our President deliver his “State of the Union” message. This can serve as a reminder to examine the state of our union, the condition of our marriage. No successful business can grow without periodic self-examination to celebrate victories, and identify those areas that need attention if the business is to continue to grow and prosper. If this self-examination is important for a typical business and even for our nation, how much more important is it to examine our marriage and our family life. After all, second only to our relationship with Christ, this is the most important business we can be engaged in. The apostle Paul encouraged the Roman Christians to make “sober judgment.” We too, must make sober judgment concerning the condition of our marriage. Sit down together and ask one another, “How are we doing?” Scary question. We often don’t ask the question because we don’t want to hear the answer. We would rather live in la-la land pretending everything is O.K., but that may not be the case. Better to deal with it now, deliberately, as you are led by the Holy Spirit, than to wait for the issues to rear up their ugly heads when provoked by other spirits, not so holy! Pick up a composition notebook and write down the victories of the past year, and come up with some goals and plans for the new year. Then join hands, and pray that God will help you fulfill the goals you’ve listed. Jesus told us that if any two of us should agree as to touching anything on earth so shall it be done by our Father in Heaven. But we must take the initiative; we must be courageous enough to look at our marriage with sober judgment, and make some responsible decisions concerning our future. Then next year we’ll have even more to celebrate as we, again, consider the state of our union. Question for the Both of us: How do you feel we are doing? In what areas have you seen growth in our relationship? In what areas have you seen things headed in the wrong direction? Prayer for Both of Us: “Lord, help us to see the vision you have for us in the new year, and help us to work together to see the state of our union continually grow, and prosper so that the state of our union will be even better next year, and you will receive the glory! |
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