Living Springs Q&a

Here are our questions this week: 1. Throughout your sermon about desiring God, I could not ignore the parallels in a marriage relationship. One thing I have noticed over the years is that my desire and closeness to God often mirrors the desire and closeness I have for my spouse. Can you think of biblical support to this notion - that perhaps there is a link between the health of our marital relationships and the health of our spiritual formation? 2. If God sees us without fault as described in Colossians 1:22 how can He also see us as we are, working out our salvation and requiring exactly what we need to overcome temptation, trials and sin? In order for God to help me with what I struggle with or walk in disobedience of, He would need to not see me as blameless or without fault . It seems as though He sees us as Christ and also as we are, is that correct?