Quote of the Day
“If you want to be free to serve Jesus, there’s no question — stay single. Marriage takes a lot of time. But if you want to become more like Jesus, I can’t imagine any better thing to do than to get married. Being married forces you to face some character issues you’d never have to face otherwise.”
– Gary Thomas, Sacred Marriage
July 10th, 2008 at 9:02 am EST
This is called “Checkmate”
July 10th, 2008 at 10:17 am EST
Why’s that, Paul? Because it’s like a checks-and-balances system with your mate (that’s my optimistic guess)?
July 10th, 2008 at 11:11 am EST
When you get married, you suddenly discover just how selfish and self-centered you really are. Suddenly having to consider someone else when making EVERY decision in your life can be stressful and will bring out any character ‘flaws’ that might be lurking under the surface.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:19 pm EST
That’s a great book, by the way~!
Nothing has refined me more than marriage. Of course God can use anything to mold us into the image of His Son, but thus far He has used my marriage more than anything else in my life.