Through the lens of Young married
Remember — manna and what humbles you
The Father humbled Israel in the wilderness to know what was in their heart.
Marriages get the same treatment. Hard seasons in marriage are not always punishment. Sometimes they are the Father humbling the marriage to surface what is actually in there.
The argument that keeps replaying surfaces the wound underneath. The financial stress surfaces what each of you actually trusts. The kid’s diagnosis surfaces what you have been performing. The job loss surfaces what you have been valuing. The wilderness reveals the marriage to itself.
This is uncomfortable. It is also a gift. You cannot heal what you cannot see. The wilderness shows you what needs healing.
One small thing this week: in a hard place in your marriage, ask each other — what is this season showing us about us that we hadn’t seen? Don’t answer for each other. Each of you answer your own. Tell the Father what surfaces. He has been waiting for the chance to heal it.