Being A Witness

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When most of us think of being a witness in a Christian context, we think of being a witness for Christ. In other words, showing the heathen out there a kind of What Would Jesus Do lifestyle.

I was driving around today at work and listening to podcasts when I heard one of the most profound messages that I had to share. It was a talk by Donna Otto from Homemakers by Choice entitled Are You a Witness to Your Marriage. I’ll give the link at the end.

It was based around a short dialog from the movie Shall We Dance, where Susan Sarandon is talking to a private investigator who she has hired to see if her husband is having an affair; he ends up finding out that he’s just taking dance classes. The podcast plays the clip for you to hear, but I’ll try to paraphrase.

She talked about how married couples were placed on this earth to witness the lives of their spouses. Who else would do this job? After 50 years of marriage, who would remember what your spouse looked like on your wedding day? Who will be there to listen to what your spouse is feeling day to day? No one else on earth can be there as close as a spouse with the exception of God.

It is almost like saying that a spouse is there to make a lifetime mental documentary of the others life. We all need someone to care for us at this close level and friends will come and go, kids will grow up and leave; only a spouse can truly be there for you.

The link; scroll down a bit.

I encourage anyone who is married or thinking about it to listen.