Growing isn’t easy. Especially with both of us being so stubborn! In order to grow though, you have to push through adversity, work outside of your capabilities, and do it frequently enough to gain some benefit. Here are some things we’ve experienced to help us grow spiritually:
1. We made sure we were on the same page of what we believed in. For us, we believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and rose on the 3rd day. I think it would be hard to even move forward if our spiritual foundations didn’t match. I told him from the beginning, this ain’t gonna work if we’re not on the same page spiritually, and God did the rest!
2. It’s so important that we practice what we believe, or at least make a conscious effort to. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, we are so far from perfect. We make mistakes just like everyone, we fall down, but we at least try to do what God wants us to do. It’s our spiritual compass. If we see we’re getting too far off path, it brings us back to what we should be doing. We also hold each other accountable.
3. We learned to establish a consistent prayer life individually, together as a couple, and as a family. This is how we communicate with our creator. I know life gets busy, but we have to make time to do this. It’s essential!!!
4. Doing things together that help grow our faith. Things like going to church, doing this blog, incorporating date night question & answers, being intimate, etc. All of these things help build and grow our faith, and helps us think out the box, and learn more about each other, even after being together for 23 years!
5. One of the most important things is being mindful that we literally have 2 human beings that are watching what we do, and we’re setting the blueprint for how to live. They’re watching what we say, what we do, how we eat, how we groom ourselves, how we pray, how we carry ourselves, how we love each other , etc. We don’t want to be the reason they stumble in life, because we taught them the wrong way.
I don’t wanna make it seem like this blog is a sermon, but we just want to encourage family, friends, and maybe even strangers, to see the love of Christ through our love for each other! We want to be living examples of what God created to be one of the most sacred relationships on this side of Heaven. We’re just the vessels, enjoying life’s ups and and navigating through the downs, and making the most of what He gave us! This right here is the main reason we started this blog. And thank you for being apart of our journey, and helping us grow!
Ephesians 5:21- Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
