God comes before our spouse.

• Luke 14:26—God comes before our spouse and sometimes His service comes before our spouse.

• • However, we must provide for our family, even if it means less time in ministry (1 Tim 5:8).

• Jonathan Goforth and Rosalyn Goforth in China around 1900 faced long separations for the Kingdom.

• The issue: “Is God asking me to do this, or am I driven by something else?”