Transformation Series: T is for Time....

T- is for Time with your spouse and with God

As I worked through what transformation might look like.  God spoke to me in a way that really drew me to him.  He simply asked me to spend time in his presence with Jason.  He didn't ask for any set schedule.....Just invite the engagement.  The first time I tried this I had been in my prayer closet for a couple of hours.  During that time our house was under major construction so my prayer closet had been relocated to the center of our main living room floor.  I sometimes start my prayer time with praise music when my heart is heavy but I am not sure what to pray about.  This particular evening was no different I think I had brother Franklin playing on my computer and was crying out to God when Jason walked in our front door home early from class.... He stopped and watched me for a few minutes while I prayed.  After a few minutes I asked if he wanted to pray with me and he said yes.  Here was my chance.  We sat together in the living room floor expecting God to meet us there....And He did!  We both felt the Holy Spirit's presence.  We felt like we were experiencing the perfect will of God.  I will tell you I have never experienced Unity like I did during that evening!  It was an awesome experience.  By the time it was over we were both pretty emotional and drawn closer together.  I'm not sure I could pinpoint any one thing that really changed in those minutes with God but I can tell you that after it as I look back it was a time where God wove us closer to each other and closer to him. 

A therapist once drew the diagram of God and us in marriage as a triangle.  God is the top point of the triangle and we are the left and the right angles.  As we strive to focus on God and become more Christ like we lean into our spouse for support our balance is aligned and the marriage of the two becoming one is fulfilled through the unity of the triangle.  It takes all three points of the triangle working together for it to maintain it's purpose....

In our busy world it can be so easy to overlook the most simple but very important components of marriage, Time.  Time with God is crucial  and essential to growth.  The same can be said of a marriage.  If you don't spend time with your spouse the flame will flicker and burn out.  The fire of marriage is no different than any other fire.  It must be tended and maintained in order to be steady and to grow.