Marriage Problem #4: No Alone Time, Part 1 (TMF:946)

Monday, August 06, 2018
Peace to Live By: Marriage Problem #4: No Alone Time, Part 1 (TMF:946) - Daniel Litton
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       Marriage problem number four: Not having alone time. Mark 1:35: “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he [Jesus] departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed” (ESV). Some couples just spend too much time together. The amount of time spent together definitely fluctuates from coupe to couple, but I think that most know, or will know, that you need alone from the other person. When you are around someone too much, and that includes your spouse, you are going to get tired of that person. Just as Jesus modeled for people, individuals need to make sure they are spending time with God, and sometimes alone with God without your spouse if you are married. This allows a person to clear his or her mind, and to just be alone with the most important person his or her life, which is God. And sometimes, a person needs to ‘get away.’ Now, this may mean going into a different room of the house for a while, or going to the coffee shop, but people sometimes need that physical distance.