The Early Days

When you do alot of work with young married, newlywed and engaged couples, one of your responsibilities is to lead couples through pre-marital counseling. Beginning later this month, our church will switch to conducting pre-marital counseling in a class format. I'll post more about that at another time.

One of my favorite parts of pre-marital counseling and getting to know a couple is when I ask them about how they met, what attracted them to one another and how they fell in love. Without fail, the couples' faces brighten as they share about their care and love for one another. If a couple cannot express joy in one another at this early point in their relationship, I'd have major concerns for the long-term health of their marriage.

Here's The Point: Think back to the early days of your relationship with your spouse. Remember how you met, what attracted you to one another and how you fell in love. If those memories don't still bring you joy, you've may have some work to do in your marriage.