Are we there yet?

Liz and I tied the knot a little over a three months ago. Its great being married. I’ve got a friend who is with me to the end and let me tell you, she’s an amazing chess player and even better at meeting my needs by doing the laundry.

Reflecting back on all of our previous relationships I say to myself, “Is this it? Is this the end? Have I hit the finish line?” All those first dates, phone calls, flowers sent, it was all in the mindset that marriage was the possible endpoint. Isn’t that what church tells us is the point of dating afterall?

Well all the married people reading this probably want to chime in at this point with a newsflash hot off the press: Marriage is NOT the end. Say what now? But I thought…

In the midst of it, I’ve started to see marriage similarly to the narrow gate that Jesus talks about in Matthew 7:13-14. In this part of Matthew class is in session and guess what, Christ is the Master Teacher (Insert Bow to Your Sensei Here). He’s giving all these life lessons and teaching people how to live their life following Him. Notice I said live your LIFE and not just snippets or moments in time. The narrow gate is NOT the end goal. His point is that the narrow gate LEADS to the path that brings life. Entering in through the narrow gate, just like marriage, is a starting point in which we get on a path. Will there be more paths to come? You bet, with twists and turns that will make you more confused than playing Zelda on NES without the map (but wasn’t the golden cartridge cool?).

Check it out for yourself. Matthew 7