Right now is a busy season for my evenings. Just about every Tuesday and Wednesday night for the last couple, and the next couple weeks I am meeting with couples that are getting married. Pre-marital counseling is a requirement that I have of couples because most couples plan a wedding, but they should be planning a marriage. I conduct four sessions with the couples, in which we cover the biggest challenges of marriage: Communication, Finances, and Sex. It is very enjoyable to meet with these couples, but evenings with my family are precious. I have to schedule the counseling in such a way as to keep my time with my family a priority.
Corie and I agreed when we began the journey of planting the church that I wouldn't spend more that three evenings a week working for the church. One some occasions four, but rarely. Most weeks I am out only two.
Tomorrow night I get to slip away with my wife and just enjoy being together on my day off Friday. We're leaving the girls with their grandparents and we're heading off to chase the sun tomorrow night.
What would it profit a pastor to counsel marriages, and lose his own? What would I give in exchange for my family?
--Ben
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