Jesus, I Want to Love You Part 3Sample

Read today's Bible references, then read below.

BUILDING ONENESS IN COVENANT

What do you think it means to leave and to cleave? Have you sought to truly “leave” so that the Lord can establish a new thing in your marriage and in your family?

In Genesis 12, God asked Abraham to leave his homeland and his father’s house and go to the land God would show him. Abraham had no idea where he was going, but he believed God, and God later made a covenant with him to fulfill His promises to him. Marriage is a covenant as well, one that is not made to be broken. Have you “left” everything to follow and cleave to the Lord and to your husband and to be your husband’s wife? Rebekah is a great example of this (Gen. 24).

Identify the areas in your marriage relationship where you continue to struggle, fall short, or fail miserably. (If you are single, consider where you continue to struggle with sin that would negatively impact your relationship with a spouse. Also think through this question remembering your relationship with your Lord, Jesus Christ. Is. 54:5). Think of the covenant God has made with you. Think of the seriousness of covenant with a spouse. Lay your heart before the Lord and allow Him to cleanse you of all unrighteousness. Ask Him to be your help and your strength. Ask Him to go before you – to be all that you need in these situations.

Make a list of your “hot buttons,” both good and bad, such as: things that hurt you, things that make you feel loved, things that make you feel ignored, etc. Ask your husband to make a list as well and then share them one night this week when you are cuddled up on the couch.

Close in prayer. Praise Him for who He is and for what He has done and will do for you. God has called you to cleave to Him and to your husband. How are you doing? Plan a special late-night dessert for you and your husband to share together one night this week. For you who are not married, what might it look like for you to plan a special time with the Lord? You might plan a night of doing nothing but spending time with the Lord in His Word.