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Marriage Improves Us
By Will Willimon
It's clear that the Christian Faith demands change, but faith never begins in change. It begins in the devastating experience
of God's graciousness toward us. The message of the cross is that God takes
us before we change. Christians have found that we can't be in the presence
of God's sacrificial love and not change. The same is true for the marriage
relationship.
If someone asked you if being married has changed you, you would have to
say, "Well, yes. My spouse has made me see things differently. He or she
has told me where I've gone wrong. He or she has made me a better person."
Being married changes us, not because being changed is our goal, but because
of who we are in relationship with them. When someone truly loves and accepts
you, your defenses go down and you're more likely to change.
Marriage Builders
•How has your relationship with God changed you?
•How has being married to your spouse made you a better person?
Passage for the day: Leviticus 11:41-47
Verse for the day: Leviticus 11:44
Additional Scripture Readings: 1 Peter 1:16; 2 Peter 3:11
Taken from the Couples' Devotional Bible - New
International Version, published by Zondervan. Used by
permission.
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