“When we first started dating, I remember saying something to Mike, something silly like ‘you’re my number one.’ And he stopped right there and said, ‘You know what, I’m probably going to disappoint you if you make me number one in your life.’
What he was talking about was, you know, you need to have God as number one. Jesus needs to be number one in your life.
He doesn’t mind being number two. He just said, ‘You know, I’m human and I’m gonna let you down.’”
And that’s all it took. Both Mike and Karen have humbled themselves in a way that allows the other to submit to God first before their spouse. For the two of them, God is the most important figure in their lives.
That’s not to say it’s simple, it’s just what we as Christians know to be true. In our humanness, we will always fail one another. But when we put God before everything else, He will direct us, and surround us with Truth and grace.
Mike and Karen have been criticized for their faith, and for the boundaries they’ve set in their personal lives to protect their marriage. No matter who tries to spin it as “scandal,” we know that their relationship is founded in Christ, and stays true to His idea of marriage.
