As the blogging here is being taken up by my sweetie, Paul, at the end of the month, I thought I would share one of his recent posts.
BEYOND AVERAGE by Paul
Some folks worry about what’s average, and if they measure up.
Here’s the thing: the average person is overweight and not getting nearly enough exercise. The average Christian is falling short of what Jesus called us to do. The average number of lifetime sexual partners in the US is 10.7. And the average couple is deep in debt, too busy, too stressed, and has a forty percent chance of ending up divorced.
Most of what is average is unhealthy, wrong, and possibly sin. If nothing else, average is setting the bar way, way too low.
God calls us to be in the world, but not of it. What the world sees as average, acceptable, or even good is irrelevant. God calls us to way more. If your marriage isn’t great or moving that way, it’s not what God wants for you. I say that to challenge you, not shame you. An “okay marriage” is not okay with God.
If your marriage isn’t what it should be, what are you going to do about it? Are you willing to put in the effort to be kinder, more generous, and to give more grace? Are you ready to forgive and move on? Are you ready to seek help? We tend to think of getting help as something we do when it’s horrible. The reality is, improving is way easier than fixing.
Don’t be average, be extraordinary!
For those of you new to the blog, I live in rural Washington state, as do many of my friends. I came across this sign on the way to visiting some good friends.
Just as I pulled out my phone, a woodpecker landed on the tree and posed for me.
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Image credits – coffee cup © Ksenia Makagonova / Unsplash, woodpecker and signd © Lori / Doing Marriage Well
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