Yesterday as part of the couples panel Britt and I were part, we were asked to give advice.
I said something about your being a good dad or brother not being a substitute for being a good spouse.
Here’s what I should have said.
I’m not enough. I can’t give my wife what she needs: certainty and significance.
Only God can do that.
I’m lying to her and to myself if I try to fulfill those needs in a substantive and complete way. I’ll always fail. I’m broken, and I can’t fix Britt.
But God is merciful, and insofar as I can help Britt find the certainty and significance she needs in God, our relationship glorifies Him.