I remember when Mark and I had to go through pre-marital counseling before we could get married at the little chapel we had chosen. The first thing they had us do was take separate tests and then they paired our answers together and told us our strengths and weaknesses as a couple. I only remember one thing from those counseling sessions, that we had the highest score in finances. Meaning that it was the area we had or would have the least amount of issues in. Fast forward almost eight years and here we are in a major financial crisis and we never fight about money. What a blessing to be able to get through something like this on the same page and with complete encouragement and teamwork from one another. There have been plenty of other things to fight about over the last nine months, so I feel lucky that our finances didn't strain those arguments even more. I just feel like God knew long ago how important this would be for us to survive as a married couple and it is no coincidence that we are strong in that area. Marriage is hard work, but God gave us a partner to weather the storms of life together and he paired us in a way that we would be able to survive the most difficult times, as long as we never give up. I am so thankful for my husband.
"But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” -Mark 10:6-9 (NLT)
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