UNCOMMEN: Husbands Part 2Намуна

Run Husband…Run!

1 Corinthians 9: 24-26a Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly;

We’ve all sat in the doctor’s waiting room and looked around at the people in the room wondering what they have going on. This one seems like he’s on death’s doorstep or that one is coughing up a lung. You probably try to hold your breath and say something like, “Thank God I’m not as bad off as those poor people.” 

Let’s change the situation a bit for our needs. We’re not looking around the room at sick people, but instead married couples. One couple is too busy looking at the phone to notice each other. One pair is just going through the motions and is no longer a soulmate, but rather a roommate. Then you may have a couple who really doesn’t want to be together anymore, and it looks to be on the verge of a divorce. 

You and your wife may sigh in relief and say something like, “Thank God our marriage is not like those people.” 

Our verse tells us that all the runners run. When applied to our topic, there are a lot of marriages out there, but not all of them are great. In fact, I would wager that not all of them are even good. 

I wonder what people are saying about your marriage in that fateful room?

Uncommen Questions:

On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your marriage? (1 = verge of divorce / 10 = a Godly union)

If you said anything under a 10, you have work to do. Don’t worry, we all do. 

If you had to change one thing to help your marriage, what would it be? Have you and your wife spoken about that one thing?

Uncommen Challenge:

Don’t let your marriage fall by the wayside; run the race in which to win the prize. The prize is a great marriage that is centered on God. Love and respect each other and pray for each other daily. I included the one line from verse 26…"So I do not run aimlessly." Don’t run aimlessly. Focus your marriage on Jesus, and run toward Him. If one falls, pick the other up. But the goal is to cross that line together. 

Scripture Reference:
1 Corinthians 9: 24-26