Have you considered having a mission in your marriage? What do people think of when you and your spouse come to mind? How is your marriage impacting the lives of others around you?

We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:10

It is true that you may be the only Jesus that some people see in their lives.  There may be lost souls that do not know Jesus and have never been told how they can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  You and your spouse can tell them.  Your actions can speak volumes in motivating others to want what you have and ask how to obtain it … and it’s simple really.  They can see how Jesus is working in your lives, your hearts, and your marriage and want that same thing for themselves!

There are those around you that are watching you and your spouse.  From friends, family members, your very own children, and people in public … your actions are being watched even if you don’t think so at that moment in time.  People pick up on how you and your spouse are toward each other.  They watch how you interact together, and even when you aren’t speaking with words, your body language speaks volumes.

Maybe your mission is to model how a marriage should be.  Maybe you will be a role model for a young couple that sees the love between you and your spouse and wonder how you keep the fires burning after all of these years together.  You just might be their inspiration to hold on a little tighter and to try a little harder in their own marriages.  You truly never know the impact you can have on someone else’s life, but I can guarantee you that God brought you and your spouse together for a very special reason with having a mission in mind.

Perhaps you and your spouse are on a mission to feed the homeless or to adopt the orphaned.  Maybe you and your spouse are on a mission to help women who have been abused or who are struggling to find their sense of self worth after years of being beat down.  Or perhaps you are supposed to open your home to teenagers so they will have an alternative place to go besides partying, drinking, and experimenting with drugs and sexual activity.   I know for us, we welcome my daughter’s teenage friends and purposely have an open door policy for them to feel free to come over to hang out so they’ll have a home away from home.  We want them to know that they are always welcome here.  This can be their safe haven and a place to come when everyone else is “partying.”  If they don’t want to give in to peer pressure, they have other options and can remove themselves from that situation and come to our house instead.

One of the bible verses that I cling to is:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

Believe this because it is true!  God had a very special mission in mind when He brought you and your spouse together.

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