How Deep Is Your Love?

Which couple is more married? The husband and wife enjoying the first days of their honeymoon or the 75 year old man who sits steadfastly at the bedside of his terminally ill wife? The answer is neither. They are both equally married. Each has walked down the aisle of a church, exchanged rings, and then committed themselves before God and the assembled congregation to love each other till death parts them. They are both married completely. Now, which couple's love is deeper? I think the argument could easily be made, that while both couples are equally and completely married, there is a depth to the older couple's marriage that has not had time to be developed in the younger couple. The young couple's marriage is filled with new experiences, travel, and a wide range of heightened emotions. Their love is certainly sincere, but it has not yet seen the hard days. It has not endured the inevitable difficulties of marriage. It has not waded through days of monotony and boredom. For the older couple, the new has long since been gone. Their days are filled with the familiar. There is comfort in the sameness. They are simply content to be. Be together.

So it is with our relationship with God. When young, everything is new. Each experience feeds the next. Mountain tops are our lifeblood. Valleys are not easily handled. As we mature, experiences are appreciated, but not expected. And finally, it is simply enough to be His.