I believe that it was author and pastor Rob Bell who really nailed this thought for me.
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The Bible is a story about a God who actively Loves people into their future.
He Gave his Son Jesus, first…because he loved us so much.
Pretty cool deal.
Yet, we don’t do that so well.
We get caught up in what they didn’t do yesterday, or last week, or when we first started dating…and we hold on to it.
How can we get into the future with all this baggage?
What if we loved someone into the awesome future of our marriage?
It’s that whole Sacrificial Love Thing.
Its that whole Forgiving and Forgetting Thing
Its that whole Having a Vision for the Future of Your Marriage Thing
Thinking the best about your mate allows you to sacrifice, allows you to forgive and allows you to envision what you two will be doing together in 50 plus years.
That’s a very cool thing.
More on this topic? Loving your Spouse Into the Future
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Stu & Lisa have been married 8 years (together 11) and have a heart to encourage couples in their marriages. They live in Middle Tennessee, have an awesome 6 year old, and a mutt named 'Boo'.
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