A.M.E.N. I agree with this guy a lot. And Ive got more than 3 years in the game - almost 21. Change is just part of the deal. I have changed too, Lord I HOPE SO! How boring life would be without it!! Some is joyful, some is not so much. Some change we all need to un-change! A successful marriage is not about being happy all the time. That was never the intended purpose. Although Im very happy that Devre married me, and that God brought us together, thats not why He gave us to each other. Marriage was meant to be about companionship and helping each other and raising a family according to the Creators plan. It was also meant to model Gods leadership and grace and Christs commitment and ultimately self-sacrificing love for us. Its about exchanging egos - where I want whats best for her more than I want whats best for me. Its joyful and happy sometimes, sure. But sometimes its a struggle and a burden and a sacrifice of self interest. Its commitment even when its tough. Thats why the vows specifically say for better or for worse. Its a choice I make every day, just like I promised that day to her and also her parents and mine and all our friends, and to my Heavenly Father - to love who Devre is as she changes and grows and makes mistakes, not who she was that day, or who I want her to be, or only when she is like I want her to be. I expect she has to make the same choice about loving me, because Im surely not always who she wants me to be. The key is that its a lot easier to love one another, unconditionally and freely (see prior post with wedding party dancing entry), when were both working to become the person God wants us to be. Take him out of it, and its like being a passenger in a plane without a pilot.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:10:51 +0000
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