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Love is Devotion

Our discovery today is that Love is Devotion.

When we said our vows, we promised and said that we will love each other forever. That kind of devotion is not easy. I believe love is hard work. Hard work has never ever bothered anyone when the reward was worth it. The hard work of marriage, devoting myself to you for the rest of my life, will bring a return, a lifelong reward of companionship and of love.

When I think about this, I realize that love is a long-distance race. It takes dedication, it takes sacrifice. In Romans 15:5-6 it says "May the God who gives perseverance and encouragement, may he grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one purpose and one voice you will glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

The God of perseverance and encouragement brings unity of mind so that we will have one purpose, one devotion, with one voice , so that our lives begin to glorify God. 

Devotion simply means that I choose you every day. Every new season of our lives will bring new challenges where I choose you all over again. Each relationship may need some reinvention and rediscovery from time to time. In every new season we ask the question: “Who have you become?” In discovering who we are becoming as we change, and also growing together, we rededicate ourselves to one another all over again.

My devotion to my marriage is my pride and my joy. All my other endeavors may pass, but this one will last for a lifetime and I want to be successful at home, first and foremost.

So here is our discussion point for today: “How can we reinvent the spark of our relationship for this season in which we are now?"

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you that you never gave up on us. Please give us the endurance and give us the creativity to reinvent our relationship for the future. Amen