A Tapestry of Marriage

I watched a documentary this week, reminding me of my favorite hero of faith, Corrie Ten Boom. Well, Corrie wasn’t even married so why do I write about her in my marriage intimacy blog?

Because this woman was full of God’s wisdom. She went through unspeakable things and because of that, she has a perspective about life that we all need to hold onto.

After her release from consentration camp, Corrie traveled across the world speaking on the love of Jesus, salvation, and forgiveness. She forgave the guards that brutally abused her and murdered her sister.

She would often bring this tapestry as a visual about enduring the chaos and confusing nature of this world. One that does not make sense most of the time in our finite understanding. As you see from this photo she would share, the threads are an absolute jumbled mess.

When I looked at that tapestry this week, I thought about how many of us could describe our relationships just like that. It seems like the pain, confusion, mixed in with chaotic schedules, conflict, emotional distance all add up to a jumbled mess. Even when we are doing the hard work, being intentional with our spouse and with God.

My friend, the reality is, on this side of eternity, we will only ever see the underside of what our beautiful marriage equates to in the eyes of our amazing Savior. We will have glimpses of perfection and a level of understanding at times. But most of the time it will appear as if it’s a mess.

Be encouraged today. That indeed - your relationship, when you abide in Christ, is being weaved into a beautiful, ornate tapestry that will be revealed fully to us when we meet the tapestry designer - God, face to face.

And that same jumbled undersides mess will be revealed to be a glorious crown!

Don’t give up fighting for protecting your intimacy together.

If you haven’t learned about Corrie, I encourage you to read more about her. She wrote the following poem based on this tapestry:

If you need help navigating this mess of chaotic threads of emotional and physical intimacy within marriage, reach out to me, I’m here to help you navigate.

Love - Kristi