This week, especially, Kira and I have noticed how important it is to jump in, step up, and help your spouse. School started, kids are involved in athletics, work is work, and then on top of all that, there are things we want to do to serve the Lord. Some people needed to be ministered to, people who needed help, and then there were classes to prepare and group activities to consider. Specifically, Kira needed help getting her 5th & 6th-grade class material and curriculum together for the Life of Christ class starting in September. Kira was feeling a little overwhelmed with ALL THE THINGS!

(SIDE NOTE: If you have a child in the 5th and 6th-grade classes here at NHCOC, get ready because your kids are going to be challenged and learn so much over the next few months from the book of Luke (and the other gospels) about Jesus and the ministry life He lived.)

Back to Kira’s problem…

How can she be the mom, the wife, the auditor, the Christian lady, and the Bible class teacher all in the same week and all at the same time? Pressure mounts, and stress overtakes us all. She is no exception. I (Alex) noticed this stress and knew some of my load was letting up. My plate was being cleared as the youth ministry summer came to a close, and my MDiv. work was complete. I knew I could jump in, step up, and help her. There was no way that I could watch her struggle through trying to figure everything out and then recuse myself from the situation and go watch Star Trek. I’m not a very smart man, but I know what love is. I told her not to worry that I got this, and then we started making a plan to get ALL THE THINGS DONE!

The Bible specifically says that God created the woman to be a helper to the man. It was not good for him to be alone for many reasons, and one I know for sure is he was a man who needed help with ALL THE THINGS. So, God provided (Genesis 2:18-23). But we believe the man also needs to be a helper to his wife. Don’t run off and play video games, watch TV, go fishing, or run off to the deer woods when your spouse needs help. This is not a one-way street. Neither one of you needs to only be a taker in your relationship. Both need to give. Both need to help. Jump in, step up, and help your spouse.

For the Lord,

~Alex and Kira