Bride.

Bride.

My wife Sarah and I have been apart for almost a month now due to my work schedule, her wanting to spend some time with her family in Alabama and her cat being in the cat hospital for a week. Out of the last 4 weeks, we've seen each other for about 4 days total and had about a week and a half to go before seeing each other again.

Lucky for me, she called today and some circumstances have changed that will allow her to come back to North Carolina this weekend. I'm excited to have her and Raven (the cat) back at home. To say the least, not being able to see each other on a daily basis, for such an extended time, has been challenging.

I wonder how excited Christ gets at the thought of seeing His bride, the church? The Bible describes our relationship with Christ as that of a husband and wife. I'm guessing God did that because there is no relationship on earth as intimate as the relationship between a married couple. There is a love and excitement in being with your spouse. I bet you Christ is so excited to know that someday, maybe soon, He will be reunited with us.

Is your relationship with God as close and trusting as a marriage? Do you depend on God more than you depend upon your spouse? Is the reason you don't trust God because of something that happened in your marriage? What are ways that you would compare your two most important relationships, God and spouse?