Distractions in Your Marriage - Part 1Sample

Work

Devotional Content:

Besides raising kids, the second culprit for causing distraction in marriages is work. Obviously for most of us, work is an essential part of our lives. We have to work to pay the bills, but our marriages suffer when we allow life to get in a cycle such as getting up in the morning, working all day, coming home, eating dinner, maybe watching a little TV, going to bed, and starting all over again. We begin to drift apart. We don’t connect as often, and we don’t feel as close. Work distracts us from our marriages.

I love what I do and Nancy loves what she does, but we love each other more. For us that means that work cannot consume us. We have to keep the proper balance. When we work, we work hard; but there is a time to leave work and be together. One thing that really helps me is consciously making the transition each day from work to home. I have a short commute, but in that time I leave my workday and all its concerns behind. Prayer really helps me here. I can turn everything to God and then focus on coming home and spending time with Nancy.

Today’s Challenge:

Take an honest look at how your work affects your marriage.

Going Deeper:

1. Dr. Kim said that our marriage suffers when we focus too much on work and not enough on our marriages. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being very distracted. How distracted are you with work?

2. When was the last time you consciously switched gears from work to home?

3.What practical step can you take this week to ensure that work isn’t becoming a bad distraction from your marriage?

4. Make a point to consciously leave work at work this week and not be consumed by it. Pray for God to give you the strength to do so.

Resource:

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