Round the Sphere Again: Sanctification
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 8:37PM 
Through Marriage
Martin Luther on Marriage as a School of Character by Matthew Barrett at The Gospel Coalition Blog.
Life was hard. Family life was hard. Marriage was hard. And yet, Martin and Katie loved each other tremendously. They viewed marriage as a school of character, whereby God uses the hardships of daily family life to sanctify us.
In Singleness
The point of this next piece is not so different than the point of the one linked above: Living with others helps us learn to live unselfishly (Paula Hendricks at True Woman Blog).
I lived alone for about six months and I loved it. I could have everything just the way I wanted it, and since I’m an introvert, I had no trouble being happy doing things all by myself without interruptions. Now I have two adult children living with me and sometimes I wish I didn’t, but all in all, I think living with others requires that I “look not only on [my] own interests, but also the interests of others.” It forces me to be more Christ-like.
Reader Comments (3)
One thing I find when the kids are all home is that they stay up later than when they were younger, and sometimes, I get frustrated because there's still activity downstairs when I want to go to sleep. But I always remember what my mother said, that some day, I might be sitting in an empty house wishing for company, so I should enjoy it while I have it.
Things left out around the house are my biggest complaint. Yes, I know it's petty.
Reading the book revealed that I'm a perfectionist too, I'm sorry to say. I hate having stuff left around, or dishes left on the sink/counter instead of putting them in the dishwasher---which is right there. See? Just writing about it gets my hackles up.