Before I was even a "blip" on Ken's "radar", God asked me if I would "care for Ken all the days of our lives together" on this earth. And, I said, "Yes, Lord!" Isn't it funny how, in our zeal for the Lord, we'll say "yes" to anything He asks of us? Especially if it's easy. Or, at least, we think it'll be easy. I never knew just how much that "yes" would cost me. "Be not hasty to vow a vow to the Lord!"
Maybe if I'd asked more questions? Like, "Lord, what church does this man belong to?" Or, "Lord, will we be happy?" Or, "Lord, will he love me?", I would have known whether, or not, to tell the Lord, "yes"? No. When the Lord asks you to do something, He doesn't give you the details. And, if I'd asked those surface questions, The Lord wouldn't have answered anyway. Except to say, "Do you trust Me?"
If the Lord had answered every question that I had about the man He was asking me to marry, I probably would have said, "No!" Or, I would have put "conditions" on it. "Well, if You'll change this, or tweak that, and stop other things from coming to pass...we'll have a deal!" No, the Lord does not operate that way. Remember that the Lord, our God, sent Abraham away from his family and friends and everything else that was familiar to him, to a land that He would show him. But, Abraham had to go without knowing anything about that place, before he began the journey.
I trusted the Lord! And, because I trusted the Lord, I didn't expect that there would be any difficulties, setbacks, trials or hardships in our marriage, whatsoever. But, I was so very wrong! I spent more time in prayer in those first three and one-half years of marriage than I ever had since committing my life to Christ in 1999. Suffice it to say, I have a very strong prayer life now! Glory to God!!! Now, my prayers are as distant as we are. Each morning, I lay my husband, our marriage, and our blended family, "at the foot of the cross." I trust God to fix what is wrong, because I've run out of things to pray for and all I want is the Lord's will, whatever it is, to prevail, in all of our lives!
It has been good for Ken and me that we were afflicted in our relationship. The Lord has shown both of us just how flawed we both are and how very much we need to rely upon Him to fix whatever is wrong in our relationship! As I have reluctantly decided to "let go and to let God", the Lord continually amazes me by improving my husband's attitude and behavior toward me!!! ALL Glory and Honor and Praise to our Great God and King! Apart from Him, we can do absolutely NO-THING!!! Thank you, Lord!!!
This is a great testimony and I am well pleased for you and your spouse. Many times, however, we get stuck in betwixt and between the hard part of the test and the testimony. May there be a strengthening today in that part for the children of God. Amen
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