Focus on the Family Magazine - June/July 2023

COUPLES / DEVOTIONS
your
presence
is requested
Accept the invitation
to spend time with
God as a couple
BY LEVI LUSKO
MY WIFE, JENNIE, AND I were laughing
about a conversation I had with our daughter about
how opposites attract. After explaining this concept
to her, I said, “That’s why your mom and I do so well
together; we get along because we’re so different.”
Her exact response was, “You and Mom get along?”
Ouch. Kids.
There are no perfect marriages. Not at church, not
from pastors, or therapists or neighbors who appear
to have it all together. But God isn’t asking for perfect;
He’s looking for fruitfulness. And the way to fruitfulness
is by fearing God and being intentional in your
relationship with Him. In a practical sense, it’s you
and your spouse figuring out what time with God
could look like in your marriage.
Your lives may already be full of jobs, kids, dirty
dishes, soccer practice, the gym and a million other
things competing for your attention. Where do you
and your spouse begin carving out time to spend with
the Lord as a couple? If you’re not sure how to start,
try this: Begin small, and see where God leads.
Wherever you are
Jennie and I are trying to read through the
Bible in a year. We may not be reading aloud
every morning—on the couch with coffee in
hand while the kids are quiet in their beds—
but sometimes we sit on our patio by the fire
in the evenings and read together. When we’re
able, it’s awesome.
Other times, we’re in different time zones
or just different rooms. I might be on a plane
while Jennie is home with the kids, but we’re
both finding time to read God’s Word every
day. We’re both asking God to meet with us
and speak to us. Then we catch up on what
we’ve been learning.
If your schedule lines up, you and your
spouse can sit down together or connect
through text. Maybe you read on your own
and check in periodically. Whatever you do,
the point is to simply begin.
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