Sharing.3

Being married and being a Christian is interesting. On one hand I want to delve into being married and become wrapped up in my hubs, but on the other hand (as Paul likes to point out in Corinthians) marriage can mean that you don't put God first or focus enough on others and being a light to others. I definately feel this in my life. We haven't gotten to focus at all on each other until now and it is fantastic and magical but I don't leave much of myself to be there for other people when I do only focus on our relationship and my husband. 
   In many ways Joshua has brought me a lot of strength, wisdom and insight into my and our relationship with Jesus. I wouldn't be where I am or who I am if it wasn't for him always asking me and being willing to have the conversations about how we think we are doing, what we want our focus of life to be on, and where we see God working in our lives and where we are probably ignoring him.
   I want so badly to perfectly be able to balance marriage with living my life for Christ but I think we are finding it a challenge. A challenge we are willing to fight for and really want to work through but it is intersting how we figure out how to do it together and in our own personal relationships with Christ.
   We are in a small group together for the first time and it breeds so many great conversations but we also like to cuddle up in bed in the morning and push snooze 20 times together giggling instead of getting up to read our bibles like we meant to. Then we read the Bible together but we also should do so apart.
   I know the apostle Paul has some radical views on marriage but as we read through Corinthians the other night we were discussing it and we think for us it is a reminder not to let marriage be what your life is about but make it about living for God.
   Just what has been on my mind lately and really pushing me to dive into what we are living for and how we are challenging one another...

Paul has strong opinons about marriage but I think even though I am married and I think God blesses that I can still see the root of what he means...

1 Corinthians: 32-35

³² I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. ³³ But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— ³⁴ and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. ³⁵ I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

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