https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gods-invitation-rest/ Accept God’s Invitation to Rest August 24, 2025 | Scott W. Kay © iStock.com/nullplus Share Post Email Advertise on TGC “It feels so nice to finally stop and catch my breath.” Can you remember the last time you had a moment like that? For some of us, it’s been a while. In our hard-working, highly productive culture, we can sometimes feel like exhausted swimmers swept downstream in a fast-moving river, fighting to keep our heads above water, gasping for air. We get up early and stay up late. We never waste a minute. Our schedule is full, running here, running there, running late, running to catch up, running on empty, until we collapse in utter exhaustion. Underneath the satisfaction of being hard-working, hard-playing people is a weariness that’s desperate for the pace to relent so we can rest and recharge. Deep down, we’re dying to slow down and take a break. We keep telling ours...
Balanced Relationship
“Though one may be
overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly
broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12).
Spouses are designed to rely on each other. However, if one relies more on their spouse
than on God, it is impossible to build a healthy family. In relying on our spouses, we need to maintain
balance. Over-reliance on each other to
the extent of becoming independent from God is not a healthy marital
relationship. There should be a certain
degree of freedom between husband and wife. The purpose of this freedom is to allow each
other the freedom to approach God. It
means that while spouses rely on each other, there is a need for independent
aspects.
Thinking of a triangle, it is easy to understand that giving each other
space means creating a free space. If we
label the top corner as God, the left corner as the husband, and the right
corner as the wife, the husband respects the wife's personal relationship with
God, allowing her the freedom to approach Him. Similarly, the wife allows the husband the
freedom to build a relationship with God. When each spouse restrains excessive
dependence on each other and allows space for relying on God first, a balanced
and healthy marriage can thrive on a foundation of true intimacy and
connection.
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