What Is Most Valuable in a Marriage
By Gina Smith "Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!" - 1 Chronicles 16:11 Our son had recently gotten engaged when we asked him how he was feeling about getting married. "Are you nervous?" I asked. Although he wasn't really nervous, having been in a relationship with his fiancé for over 5 years, he said he did notice many of the young couples he knew didn't really enjoy marriage. He wondered why it was that way. My son has always been discerning. It's one of the qualities I love most about him. But on this particular day I was saddened by what he had observed. If I'm being honest, I'd have to say that I have observed the same thing. In the same way that every relationship can be difficult, marriage can be challenging. Obviously, marriage is different than any other relationship, but I wonder if we can make it harder than it has to be. What Matters More in a Relationship? Transparency, Community, Accountability – Or the Presence of God?We live in a day and age where transparency, community, and accountability are what we are encouraged to pursue. And although, in and of themselves, they are important principles, what I am finding is that these values often become the focus and aren't always used as a means of directing each other to seeking the presence of God. 
When the focus becomes transparency, rather than God, there is a danger of speaking carelessly and heedlessly, forgetting to apply biblical principles to how we speak. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. - Colossians 4:6 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! - Psalm 141:3 Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. - Titus 2:7-8 "Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God..." - Ecclesiastes 5:2 When the focus becomes community, rather than God, there is a danger of focusing on people, relying on others to meet my needs in a way that they were never meant to do. "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness…" - Matthew 6:33 | 
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