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http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/mf_optigeneticsMulti-dimensional relationshipOctober 19, 2009
Have you ever been to a marriage workshop?
Our church held one this past spring and we talked about marriage in light of three dimensions... let's see if I can remember them: Passion, Commitment, and Intimacy. The
book we used drew from a triangle developed by Robert Sternberg at Yale. Within the class we talked about how this triangle changes at various times in a relationship. Sometimes relationships become more passionate, or committed, or intimate, and sometimes one dimension will grow much larger than the others. But completely lacking any of these dimensions, a relationship is lacking.
I was thinking how an analogy could be drawn from this as we consider our relationship with God. Perhaps our relationship with God is even more dimensional than this... sometimes we delight in theology, in heady concepts. Along the same lines, sometimes we marvel at the rich history of God's work on Earth and in man described by the Bible. Sometimes our hearts burst with passion, an almost sensual experience of God. Likewise, commitment. No wonder God painted the picture of the bridge and bridegroom for us.
With all of these dimensions of our relationship with God changing shape over the years, no wonder we are often thirsty -- we yearn for aspects of God that we haven't tasted like we did in years past.
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