These are just a few of the advantages of being sick. And if you’ve been sick for a long time—let’s say in a messy marriage kind of way—then it can be just plain scary to step out of that familiar cocoon of unhealthiness and spread your wings through the taking of responsibility for your life and marriage.
On December 11, 2011, our 7th wedding anniversary, Rob and I exchanged real promises to each other as a dedication of our marriage before our friends and our God:
Marisa: I promise to pray for you and to thank God for you every single day I promise to kiss you every night I promise to [...]
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 1 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
I’ll tell you know, there are days that are [...]
Whether we want to admit it or not, it starts with the little things and grows from there. The “big” offense is usually padded with something like, “well, he’s so irresponsible anyway, I have to find his wallet for him ever single day.”
Unless she really does spend ALL the money, stop saying it. Unless he really doesn’t ever want to spend any time with you, stop telling him that. Who would want to spend time with someone who keeps insisting they don’t care?
If you want your marriage to work, you have to work at it. If he doesn’t do the things you need him to do, talk to him, don’t try to even the score. If she isn’t helping you the way you need her to, sit her down and talk like adults. Sulking in the den isn’t ever going to fix your marriage.
Satan only needs to destroy marriage and he can bring down the entire Church, and if you don’t believe me, turn on the TV. Look at what we’re teaching our children about marriage.
This is just my opinion, but a lot {i.e., most} of our problems in our marriage is our own stupid fault. It’s called expectation. Before you click onto someone else’s blog, allow me to illustrate.
Note to self: When God uses the word HATE… pay attention. hello? That doesn’t require an Amen, it requires a duh…. Seriously.
If you forget to add the chocolate chips to your recipe, the seemingly “flagship” ingredient, it will not destroy your recipe. Will it be a chocolate chip cookie? No. But it will still be a cookie, and a good one, albeit chocolate-less.
