Going for God’s Ideal

The gospel makes it possible for us to be gospel wives. But what does this look like exactly? Over the next few weeks we're going to talk about who we are called to be:

I am his bride...

I am his lover...

I am his best friend...

I am his equal...

I am his helper...

I am his glory...

We need to be reminded of God's ideal for marriage, because so often our own ideal gets in the way. We don't naturally want to be a gospel wife. Our natural drift is toward the selfish ideal of marriage idolized by our culture. And so without realizing it, we can often struggle, strive, long, and even pray for a marriage that fits our selfish, worldly ideal (and usually includes our husband changing big-time!).

If we don't keep God's ideal for marriage front and center, we're going to be headed in the wrong direction. That's why we must be continually transformed by the renewing of our minds through God's Word, and we must ask God to give us hearts that long to be gospel wives.