Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple.

God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?

The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways.

My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work. [Ephesians 2:10]

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.

It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe - the creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor - loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.