Time for a Tune Up

Proverbs 27:23
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and attend to your herds...

Everything that has been built for longevity requires maintenance: your home, your body, even your appliances. They need regular service to make sure that they are functioning properly. This maximizes the lifetime of an object. As much as I like driving my car, if I never put gas in it or have it serviced it is sure to break down. Our relationships are just like that. Yet, we often forget to take time to maintain them. We think we can just get married and let the marriage run its course. Sadly, many couples have found that this method does not work. Our marriages need maintenance. We need to take the time to make sure that they are working properly. We need to have regular "tune ups". Have we spent time together? Are we both feeling the same way about our union? Are we growing and progressing? We must be intentional about making sure that our marriages are healthy. Sometimes your "check engine" light comes on in your car to make you aware of something that you may have missed or that you have ignored. Are there signs or signals happening in your relationship that indicate that some things need to be checked? You can ignore that light if you would like, but the problem will only get worse. Something that could be as small as cleaning a filter could become something as large as replacing a transmission if we continue to ignore the problem. I encourage us all to take time for a tune up. Check under the hood. Check the fluid levels. Let God's word be the measuring stick for our marriages. I know that they will last so much longer and "ride" so much smoother with frequent and continued maintenance!