“With …”

So you won’t die alone …

… enhanced financial situation by sharing costs …

… to have children, then enjoy the children …

… because it’s expected of “successful” people …

… for status …

No joking, those are some real reasons why some people get married.

What those reasons miss are part of the heart of marriage, the blessing of “two becoming one,” which is being with the one you love second only to Christ.

Americans are so productivity driven, we even bring the need for achievement into our relationships. That includes our relationship with Jesus Christ. How many times do you hear preachers expound on doing this for Christ, or doing that for God, as compared to living with Him?

The greater issue is not what you can do for or through Christ, but what He wants to do in, with, and then through you.

Before Jesus wants your service, He first wants you! His desire for being with you is an eternal one …

“When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am,” John 14:3.

Sometimes what we strive to do for the Lord suffers for lack of walking with Him.

Scotty