2 Are Better Than 1: Uncover Your Marriage PurposeExemplo

What Fuels Our Purpose?

A Timeless Truth

Envisioning our ideal marriage and God’s purpose for it fuels us to become all he intended.

What do you want for your marriage?

No, seriously: What do you really want?

In your most perfect vision, what does your marriage relationship look like? If you’re like most people, answering that question may take a few minutes, which we encourage you to do. After all, our best answers often bury themselves beneath more familiar answers concerned with what others expect or desire for our marriage. In other words, we are not asking what your parents, kids, or pastor wants for your marriage; we’re not asking what do you want to want or what you know you should want; we’re not even talking about what you feel obligated to provide for your marriage. We’re simply asking: As a couple, what do you really want for your marriage? When’s the last time you intentionally set aside time to dream together as a couple?

When asked, most couples say they want to live full-on for God’s purpose—but more often than not, find themselves stuck wondering, “How do we know if our vision aligns with God’s vision?” They hold back from embracing their dream out of a fear it may not be spiritual enough.

Isn’t it easy to allow the fear of mistaking God’s purpose with our own to keep us from dreaming?

From the time we’re little, we’re taught, “God’s ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8−9), and, though that’s absolutely true, we often forget to balance that truth with other Scriptures that remind:

• God’s Spirit empowers and guides our thoughts to align with His (Romans 8:11).

• His Spirit corrects and convicts us if we get off track (Psalm 32:8; John 14:26).

• We possess the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), and when we seek Him first in all things He gives us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4)—our very passions, when surrendered to our Creator, actually come from Him. Those passions and the dream you already envision for your marriage reveals His purpose.

Today, envision your ideal marriage and God’s purpose for it; that vision will help fuel your marriage to become all He intended.

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