Spiritual Growth Time Together

It isn't easy to discipline yourselves as a couple to spend regular time together focusing on your spirituality. Even though Cahty and I speak and write on this subject, we have struggled throughout our years of marriage in this area. We have tried reading books together and doing Bible study booklets. We have listened to CDs and watched video together on spiritual growth. We have tried to have a daily time and a weekly time to focus on our spiritual growth. Like so many others, it hasn't always worked for us.

The important issue is to find something that works for both you and your spouse. It may take some time of experimenting before you find what suits you both. Don't get frustrated. Keep trying.

Spiritual growth and intimacy is like anything else. It takes time and commitment. It is more about training than trying, and just like the Scripture says, you will reap what you sow (Galatians 6:7-8). Don't shortchange yourself or your spouse by not focusing on spiritual intimacy. At the end of your life you won't focues on your IRA retirement plan, the kind of house you live in, or what your bank account looks like. You will be interested in a right relationship with God and a right relationship with your loved ones. Why not start focusing on the really important things sooner rather that later?

- by Jim Burns