Along the way

 From Alyssa Rhoda

Somewhere along the way, we started confusing

distance with maturity. Silence with peace. 

Independence with strength.

But marriage was never meant to be two people

standing back to back, proving they don't need

anyone. Scripture doesn't call it coexistence. It

call it one flesh.

Real intimacy requires vulnerability. It requires

saying, "I need you," and allowing yourself to be

needed in return. Carrying each other's burdens

isn't unhealthy attachment. It's obedience to the

design God created.

When spouses stop leaning on each other, they

don't become stronger. They grow farther apart.

If independence has started to feel lonely, this is

your reminder: needing your spouse isn't a flaw.

It's part of what makes a marriage whole.