Now That You are Married #35 We are busy - too busy. People actually brag about their busyness, how many hours they work, how little they sleep and their ability to multi-task. I’m convinced - the number one enemy of marriages today is not society’s redefinition of the family, TV or the internet. It’s our schedule. We’re too busy for that which should matter most. Tyler and Emilie - at the very beginning of your life together, determine your priorities. What really matters to you? Really - what’s the most important thing in the world to you? What’s second? Determine your priorities. If you don’t determine your priorities, life will determine them for you. Society, work and the expectations of others will determine your priorities. Then, after determining your priorities, defend your priorities. Satan can destroy your marriage, simply by distracting you from your priorities and making you too busy. Here’s a few ways to actively fight for your marriage and defend your priorities: Block family time on your calendar. Schedule an evening like you’d schedule any other appointment. For our family, it was always Monday night. In fact, we won’t allow a Monday night activity at our church. Learn to say “No”. There will always be things pulling you away from your priorities. That’s the nature of life and the strategy of our enemy. Say “No”. If you and Emilie have an evening planned and your buddy (or your Dad) calls wanting to play golf, say “No”. It’s relatively easy to say no to bad things. Remember, it’s not just bad things that fight against your priorities. Often, it’s good things. There’s nothing wrong with them, but they keep you from your priorities. Defend your priorities. Turn off your phones. It’s too easy while siting at the dinner table to text other people, check Facebook, answer email or play games. You are at the same place, but you aren’t with each other! Turn off the phone for a couple hours and rediscover conversation. Slow down. That sounds basic, simple and easy, but it’s not. Take time for each other. Go on a walk with your dog. Go to bed early. Sit on the porch. Don’t be in such a hurry! Put God First. Put God first in your life and in your marriage. Put God first in every day. It’s amazing, but when I spend time with God first, the rest of my day is more balanced. When your first priority is pleasing God, He then helps you keep all those other things in balance. A well ordered life starts with putting Him first. When you put God first in your schedule, God protects and blesses your time. Put Him first. Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:59:51 +0000
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