Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side. Sometimes people just don’t seem stronger and more mature, they are.  Sometimes couples just don’t appear to have mastered their relationships, they really have.  Oh, that doesn’t mean all is perfect, it just means the maintenance required is applied and active.  Grass needs water, fertilizer and weed control.  If one weed is allowed to fester, the roots will go deep and spread, and one weed will soon become many weeds.  The sooner the one weed is spotted and pulled, the better. If the grass looks dry, it probably is, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead; water and fertilizer is all that’s needed.  Be patient during the dormant stage, because it will revive.

My husband says we have a good thing going; and I believe we do.  We aren’t perfect; we have our high and low moments as individuals and as a couple, but we strive to keep us an us, so no other comes between. We are better now at resolving issues than we used to be; although sometimes we need to agree to disagree.  We strive to not let things fester like we used to-an area in which we’ve both matured.  With all the stuff in life we deal with, we may occasionally look like we’re dead, but we’re not.  We may become a little dry now and then, but with some proper attention, proper watering and sometimes soaking, we’re soon greening up again.

The same goes with our Spiritual life, individually and as a couple.  Reading and soaking in His Word, along with application, aids each day, in each situation.  I used to listen to people respond with the strength and maturity that I wondered if I’d ever achieve.  They aren’t perfect, but they’ve learned to handle their battle better. They have hurts and disappointments like everyone else, but they don’t wallow or let them fester like they once did. Their temporary setbacks here and there didn’t mean they lost their faith; they knew they needed to dig in, apply His Word and keep moving forward.

We haven’t arrived; we aren’t a perfect couple; we make mistakes; we’re learning.  But, we are diligent in our pursuit of weeding; application of fertilizer, and watering-individually and as a couple.   Sometimes our grass really is greener and sometimes it isn’t; sometimes we feel like Spiritual giants, and sometimes we don’t; but we’ve grown and matured in life and His Word, by the Grace of God.

Earnestly,

Yours