Our lives can be filled with every day events, and childcare, and busy-work, and maintenance, and ho-hum mindlessness…
Is this enough for you? Do you want more?
Sometimes feeling encouraged happens when we – as husband & wife – work together.
Do you want to make a difference in the world around you?
What’s your plan?
What could you do together
– as husband and wife –
to encourage others as part of living a meaning filled life?
Robert’s Value Quotes’ Video this week got me thinking… (The quote is by Andy Stanley.)
What if you & your spouse reached out to another couple…
Yes – there are many hurting couples.
We could become overwhelmed by all the marriages in crisis…
But –
What if we – as a husband and wife team –
chose to do for ONE couple
what we’d like to do for every couple…
What would you do?
- make friends – this blog post: “5 Tips for Cultivating Friendships in a Busy World” is AWESOME!
- share dinners – eating together is intimate, cooking together is even more fun.
- talk about life – let this couple share about their life. Be their safe haven.
- pour into them from your experiences – that’s mentoring. See Les & Leslie Parrott’s resources.
A meaning filled life is built by more than a pursuit of pleasure…
Who could you and your spouse connect with?
What married couple (or engaged couple) could you & your spouse pour yourself into?
If you want more ideas to encourage others – together – check out this blog post.
But – What if you’re a couple who feels in need of mentoring yourself…
Take a look around you.
Is there a mature couple whom you admire?
Reach out – invite them into your home – build a friendship.
You’ll be blessed. And encouraged.
And so will they.
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Have you and your spouse ever mentored another couple?
Have you been mentored by someone?
What was your experience?
What do you think of mentoring?
Please leave a comment – let’s share ideas…
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Excellent subject and writing. My husband and I often serve together in ministry. It forms a bond not easily broken. In our separate ministries we try to stay connected by sharing disappointments and achievements. Many times we have had couples thank us for the blessing of our marriage and we would have no idea they were watching. Other times we deliberately add people to our social times that need the example of a loving marriage. It’s not always successful, but we know we have given the tools–it’s up to the others to use them.
Serving together = A bond not easily broken. Very well put, Pamela. And it’s true that sometimes just being who you are as a couple is a way of silently mentoring.
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I did! Thanks for the tutorial – it was fun.
I just recently have had a mentor couple invited into our lives. It has been such a tremendous blessing! We are actually meeting with them and four other couples next Friday. What a great help accountability in our lives can be 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Rach – it’s good to hear what’s working!
I’m curious, do you meet regularly? Is there an agenda or are the get-togethers more organic?
I love your challenge here, Lori. It’s been such a blessing in my life to pour into other couples. In fact, this trimester at my church my husband and I are leading a marriage group with eight other couples. It’s been a group for couples who are really struggling, and in that, it’s been challenging at times. But for the most part, these couples are growing and feeling encouraged–which has so immensely encouraged me and my husband. It’s always amazing to see how God uses us, even though we’re far from perfect, to help those He loves perfectly! Great thoughts and thanks for linking up!
I agree, Beth – God’s love is perfect even in our imperfections. Reaching out is the key to be used by Him.
Do you use a specific curriculum with your marriage group?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience!
This is an excellent way to show the compassion of Christ to another. Walk through their wilderness with them. Thanks.
Thanks for stopping in, Scott, and sharing your thoughts.
Thank you, Lori. This is very good advice. I would love for my husband and I to find an area of ministry in which we can serve together. I need to be praying about it.
Serving together adds a dimension to your relationship as husband and wife that is unique. True – we parent together, but when the focus is outside your marriage/family, then it’s like the scope of blessing is multiplied.
I pray the Lord will lead you and be very clear on where His spot to serve is ready for you & your husband.
What an excellent topic for study and outreach to other hurting couples. Thanks for sharing this over at WholeHearted Home.
Glad to share, Judith. As I explore this topic of mentorship I see so many different facets – from a formal experience to a more casual time, and then mentoring by being a real-life example for others. It’s an interesting are to explore…
What a great encouragement! I definitely think this is needed and it’s so important that strong, committed, Christian couples are willing to be that good example. That will look different for each of us, depending on what season we are in life. I know that it seems like an overwhelming thing to me, right now, since I’ve got such a big responsibility at home. But, I think it’s important that our hearts are willing to obey when God calls us out—even if it does seem overwhelming.
Blessings to you—thanks for linking up!
Mrs. Sarah Coller
You’re so right, Sarah – this would look different for each couple. And it needs to be something the Lord has prompted – not from our own egos, or thoughts. Thanks for commenting.