Reconnecting

This has been a post I've been thinking about writing, but the timing never felt right.  God wasn't done working so that I could speak to it wholeheartedly. Now I'm here, I'm ready.   Last year was a year of great adjustment.  I graduated college a month prior, I got married in February and moved into a new home, I spent a lot of time working and making sure all of our friends' quality time tanks were filled.  I learned how to make time for myself, how to make time for my sweet husband, and how to make time for my marriage.  I thought the last one would come naturally, but for two extroverts who have a need to be around people, it took some hard work to stop and make time for just the two of us.   The one thing I forgot to make time for was God. I wasn't praying unless someone asked me to pray for a certain person or situation.  I wasn't reading my Bible unless I needed a verse to throw in an argument. I wasn't holding my husband accountable for his relationship with God, either.  I wasn't making sure he sat down and read with me... I wasn't encouraging him to pray with and for me and our family.  I made time for all of our relationships except the most important one.   After months of struggling with that fact, we can fast forward to Christmas 2014. I was feeling burned out, tired, and just... bleh.  I was on my way home from church with my iHeart radio playing some good, old Linkin Park (to prepare for the concert, of course) and my radio switched itself to Switchfoot radio.  The music was completely unrelated, but I went with it... who doesn't like Switchfoot, after all?  Song after song had the basic message "I'm not going anywhere, I will always love you, come to me". Cue the tears. I'm not implying God works through iHeart radio, but it was one heck of a coincidence, and some pretty great timing.    I made it one of my resolutions to spend more time reading and praying with Jackson, and so far, so good.  It, for us, is a matter of turning off the TV, getting off of our phones, and making time for God and our marriage. It's going to be a daily struggle, but I'm almost positive this one will be worth it.  Here's to rooting my marriage in Christ this year!