Each time I am reminded of the way the Lord united us, I feel humbled and grateful to His wonderful work in my life. I cannot stop myself feeling excited to narrate our tailor-made story when asked by curious young couples. We have tried to stick to our long-time tradition of matching the colour code of our clothes, each time we pick a dress to wear from the wardrobe. We never fail to kiss each other – a bye, a good night and an Amen. These all may stand true yet are we truly becoming one?

Just listened to a message on the life of Isaac and Rebeccah. How divinely the Lord had brought them together in marriage. One wholehearted young man and a sincere gentle young woman, both Godly and seeking God’s will in their lives find it one day and they get married and what next? 
We have been married for nearly 9 long years now and there have been good times and yes very tough times, yet are we seeking to become more one or are we using our earthly wisdom in compartmenting our lives into small rooms to become more and more divided? Are we more transparent to each other today or are we getting more translucent and one day end up in being completely opaque?

We are both so different – one of us is the epitome of gentleness and another a hard rock. One of us is an introvert and another an extrovert. One was brought up with the fun and warmth of many relatives and one lived mostly within the four walls of the house. One can sing well, one can hardly catch a high note. One loves bitter gourd and the other wouldn’t even have a small bite of it. One is comfortable with anything simple and the other would love to try out anything exorbitant. That’s how different we are!!! And with each passing day, month and year we begin to realize – Man !! We are so different!! And yet the Lord has asked of us to become one – Why? Because in this oneness lies the beauty and the mystery of the love of Christ with the church. 

The past few years have made us drawn to the Lord and to each other much more than the first few years of our marriage. Every cell of our flesh screams out a rebellion to be selfish and careless and loveless yet the Holy Spirit has been even more vigorous in His work in our lives showing us – if you are not one – I am not going to be with you!!! It’s been more or less like a fight of Jacob wrestling with God for a blessing and God leaves him with a blessing and a broken joint.

Today God has taught us and has been teaching us so much by allowing us to be broken, crushed, bruised yet not giving up on us yet performing His fine work of craftsmanship in creating a body in us that is ‘one’. I really find it difficult to explain how violent is His work in our lives to teach us to become this one – yet waiting patiently for our willingness to give up our own will!

He Who had begun a good work in us, wishes to complete it!! Let’s not be satisfied with a good start! When God does a work in a man’s life, he can never take credit for the fruits that he bears.  May God finish that which He has begun!!!