The last part of protecting purity for this week is more of an all-encompassing challenge. Kari and I tell couples in our premarital counseling that this is one of the secrets to divorce-proofing your marriage. It works for the marriages of pastors, bankers, custodians, administrative assistants, and every other designation you can come up with for yourself. If both of you follow this easy-sounding piece of advice, Kari and I promise you will take a huge step in divorce-proofing your marriage.
Keep the best between you two.
That's it. Sounds easy huh? It's not.
What we mean is: no matter what it is in your life, make sure you reserve the best for your spouse. Your best conversations, the best part of your day, your best information, your best effort, your best everything.
If you get to the point where you inventory your life and realize you're constantly saving the best for someone else - whether that be a friend, parent, boss, sibling, chat room, child, or anything else - you're headed down a dangerous road. No, you probably won't commit sexual sin with those people (though it's possible), but you're establishing a fissure in the relationship with your spouse that leaves you vulnerable when other temptation does come.
Make sure you and your spouse keep the best between you. Protect your purity. The stakes are too high.
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3 comments:
Hypothetically speaking of course,
what if one spouse is committed by reserving their best for their spouse, but their spouse isn't interested in returning the favor?
Hey chloeadele,
In the hypothetical situation, I would say it would be difficult. But, I'd say the principle of winning a spouse over over without a word probably applies here, though the Scripture that uses that idea isn't specifically speaking to this situation.
Even when we don't act like it, I think most of us know when our spouse is making a sacrifice for us. After time, in most cases... it can't help but wear us down to where we want to reciprocate. Hypothetically, of course.
my friend's friend's friend says thanks for the suggestion of wordlessness and for the hope spilling out of that last paragraph. hope is good. people need to drink hope in huge gasping mouthfuls.
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