Yesterday morning Vani Marshall Xavier spoke to our young married class and she has provoked some thoughts within all of us.
Where does your affection lie? Are you using any other person as a "crutch"? Do you hold any other person in higher regard than HIM in your life? She told of a time when God asked her to give Him her husband. I remember Him prompting me with that same question... I LOVE when He confirms His words to us! If we trust Him completely, then all our happiness, joy and completeness will not come from any other person... not our spouse, our children, our siblings, our parents, our friends... Does that mean He will take them away from us? Probably not... but the giving away is where freedom comes. I've always reminded my children of that. "You guys are just borrowed. You're not mine... God has entrusted you to me and your dad and we are accountable to Him for what we put into you." I don't want to forget that. We don't have rights. Sure, we live in a country where it's all about our rights but we can't look at our marriages and our relationship with God that way. With that mentality, we look at the good as blessings, not rights. I wish I could convey all she shared... get the cd! :)
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