Day #21 - Love is satisfied in God

Wow! How much better the day goes with a good dose of God’s Word. I’m probably repeating myself from yesterday but there is so much to gain by a few moments with God. The more time you spend in the Bible the more you want to devour more of it.

I’m doing a study of Hebrews and my husband and I are doing a study of Ecclesiastes. The study in Hebrews is teaching me to focus on faith and giving me reassurance that only through faith do we become closer to Christ. The Ecclesiastes study is teaching me to be happy where I am without worrying about tomorrow. Surprisingly they complement each other so easily. My next goal is to try to do a study of Deuteronomy with my husband and daughter. It will be family time well spent.

I take great comfort in my Lord’s words and know that they will see me through the toughest time. My marriage is better because I understand God’s plan for a husband and wife. If I had never opened the Bible I would still be struggling against the nature of God.

Day #20 - Love is Jesus Christ

How can I compare my love with the love God has for me by giving His only son to die a horrible death to ensure my future, but that’s what He did for me. Even though I’ve been a Christian a very long time I still need to be reminded from time to time that a great sacrifice was made to save me from certain death. The only way to be reminded of that fact is to get into the Word of God.

I know from experience that my days go much better when I take the time to read and study God’s word. There’s so much to learn and I am constantly learning about something new or a different way of looking at things. I enjoy bible studies because they help me be consistent about study but sometimes it is just opening the Bible and reading. It’s a great time to go over things and put my life in perspective. It certainly helps me focus on what’s important.

This was an easy dare but one that I appreciate being reminded to do.

Day #19 - Love is Impossible

Over the past few years my walk with the Lord has become stronger and stronger but I wasn’t always in the right place with the Lord. It’s so easy to have outside influences take over your mind and heart. Once I recognized my weaknesses I had to commit to moving in a different direction. Things didn’t change overnight and it wasn’t easy. Of course it’s never on my time schedule but on God’s.

Twelve years ago I was convinced that I was not in love with my husband anymore. I prayed for God help me get away from this person. Fortunately I talked to a strong Christian friend who reassured me that God could do anything. So instead of focusing on how I could get out of my marriage I prayed for God to work on my heart. I told Him I had nothing to give so if God wanted me to stay in this marriage it would take some major changes in me.

Surprise, surprise, I can’t tell you when things changed but slowly they did and I must admit that I love my husband more today than the day we got married. I know that God put us together and now I have no regrets. And yes I have moments when I would like to deck him for some mean or ridiculous thing he may say or do but I love him and wouldn’t give him up for the world.