For today’s marriage Monday, I want to press a thought that comes from the overarching scope of Scripture. When God matched you with your spouse, He gave you a person who complemented you. Remember when Eve was first shown to Adam in Genesis 2, he confessed “This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called woman because she was taken from man.” God has given your spouse to you as a tool for your holiness. How often do you avail yourself to this tool?
Often, we think that we have a pretty good grasp on how we are doing spiritually and in other areas of our lives. We tend to give ourselves very good ratings at living the Christian life, honoring God and serving others. It would honor God, though, and serve our souls well if we brought our God-given complement into that discussion. Ask your spouse how it appears you are exercising your role in marriage? Ask your spouse where you could improve in communication? Ask your spouse how you could serve them better? Ask your spouse to expose some weak areas of your life. These exercises will not only expose you to God’s grace (since God opposes the proud but graces the humble) but will allow you to grow in godliness and please the One who has allowed you to enter marriage with that spouse in the first place.