Preacher on the Run…

When we first got married, we loved to do anything together. My wife would go on runs with me. I would go cross-country skiing with her. We cleaned together, cooked together, read together, and watched shows and movies together. If it was to be done, we most certainly would do it together. This was the joy and reality of being newlyweds. Life was all about being together. But it didn’t last.

We quickly realized neither of us enjoyed running together. She felt the pressure to be a faster runner. I was frustrated that we couldn’t go faster. When it came to cleaning, well…let’s just say I didn’t quite do it right. And we even began to have more and more differences in what we enjoyed watching. I liked a good mystery thriller, while she loved Downton Abby. It seemed as though a lot had changed. But there was one thing we continued doing together every day and still do to this day…

The one activity we do together almost without fail is to pray together. This is advice we give to every pre-martial couple we do counseling with. “If there is one thing you must do together each day – pray with one another”. Axel Neree picks up on this advice and discusses it in his article “The Couple that Prays Together, Stays Together“. He points out various reasons this practice is great for a relationship. It accomplishes so many positive things.

What about you? Have you found you and your spouse enjoying all the same activities? Or are you more of the we each have our own hobbies and pastimes? Neither is right or wrong, but I encourage you, if nothing else, to make it a priority to pray together daily. If you practice this habit, what benefits have you witnessed? If you do not, what is holding you back? As always be with the Lord’s people on the Lord’s day.

Until Next Time…

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