"Hey, No question is too stupid when it comes to Marriage, Dating or Modesty!"

Hey, so I am posting twice a month on my hubby's blog for teenagers. Every Wednesday night at our church we have what we call "Random". Students can ask any question about anything. We then discuss it and give a biblical answer. If you have a teenager or will soon have one....go check it out for great advice, questions teens are asking and biblical truths to help give answers!

Our topic for this week...

"Hey, No question is too stupid when it comes to Marriage, Dating or Modesty!"

Always....
GET JOY!

Epesians 5 ~ Godly Marriage

Don't forget to visit my dear friend Jenilee and her thoughts on Ephesians 5!


Ephesians 5

Chapter Breakdown
1. Living in the Light

2. Living by the Spirit's Power

3. Spirit-guided Relationships: Wives & Husbands

What God Wants To Show Me Today
I wanted to wait until Jenilee posted so I could see what she focused on. Since she focused on the first half I am going to focus on the last portion (vs. 21-33).

This is one of my favorite portions of scripture in regards to marriage. I think it shows us exactly what a godly marriage is and should be.

So many times I hear Christians get this idea of a marriage wrong. They swing the pendulum to far one way or another. The husband demands complete submission to a point of being abusive or the woman demands her way demeaning the God given authority of the husband's role. God paints a beautiful picture of what He truly wants a marriage to be and represents.

The marriage is meant to represent Christ and His relationship to the church.

So as the church submits to Christ authority and loves Him; wives have the honor or representing this to the world. Personally, I have no problem following my hubby; because I know that he is always trying to follow Christ. If he is following Christ, I know we are in the will of God; simply because that is how God has designed marriage to work.

The husband's role is to represent Christ. To be honest, I am thankful I do not have this responsibility. It is a high honor; but remember to whom much is given much is required. It says in verse 25.... Husbands love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. Wow, my husband should love me so much that he would give his very life for me and love me as much as he loves himself. Can you imagine what marriages would be like if men would step up and be this?????

God wants us to be in unity within our marriage; just like He wants to be in unity with us. Marriage is really comes down to love and respect. I love verse 33...

Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

God nails it on the head. So many marriages are broken because the husbands have not loved their wives and wives have not respected their husbands.

If you are struggling today in your marriage...God wants to do something amazing. He wants to bring healing and he wants to restore your marriage. I encourage you today to talk to your pastor or get some good Christian counseling. Please, don't wait; don't think it is too late! He is a miracle working God; what seems impossible ....He can make possible!

We go to the doctor when we are sick to get better. Get help so that your marriage will get better. Sometimes, we just don't know how to change the way things are and we don't have the tools; a pastor or counselor can really help us see things we have not seen before. A godly marriage just doesn't happen all by itself. Marriage requires work and the power of the Holy Spirit moving in our lives. God wants our relationships to be whole and full of life. He wants our marriages to succeed; because it represents our relationship with Him.

So let's work hard and....

Wednesday's Walk ~ Of Weddings and Things!

Yesterday was our 14th anniversary! We celebrated by going out on a long date (1-8p.m whoo hoo) with no kids! We saw a movie, shopping for a dress to wear to a wedding on Friday and dinner. We had such a wonderful time. I love him so much.

For today's walk down memory lane, I decided to open up one of my wedding albums and let your peruse through my pictures of my wedding day. It was a perfect summer day. I loved every moment of my day. That July afternoon, I married the love of my life. I am so thankful God gave him to me. You can read more about us here in this post.

The Rehearsal Dinner

Getting Ready


Check out my hubby's socks.....

The "I Do's"

The Happy Parents!

A Kiss!

The Wedding Party

The Reception

The Cake

Our Getaway Car!

Jenilee at The Goodwin Family is hosting Wednesday's Walk.

31 Virtues for our Kids ~ Faithfulness

Faithfulness

For the month of January we will be praying for 31 Virtues for our Kids maybe even for ourselves too!

Proverbs 3:3 (New International Version)
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart.

I fluffed my pretty white dress, checked my veil, made sure I was holding my bouquet just right and put my hand into my dads arm . On that day, I walked down a beautiful aisle and at the end stood my best friend who I married that day. Until then, I never really had to work out faithfulness to such a degree on my own outside of my relationship with Christ. Marriage is a representation of Christ and the church and I take that very seriously. On that day I promised John that I would love him and be faithful to him till death us do part. So every day John and I are being an example of faithfulness.

Faithful: true to one's word, promises, vows, etc. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant. reliable, trusted, or believed.

I want my children to see faithfulness in us. That means I must do my best at our marriage. There are days I am not going to get it right, but I can not give up. Thankfully, I can teach them that God never fails that is what is so cool about Him. We can count on Him all the time. He is faithful all the time because He is faithfulness.

Along with praying for our children to have faithfulness lets pray that God would help us in the same thing. That we would be faithful in our relationships and the promises we have made. That we would be a good example in this divorce ridden, promise breaking world. Help us to be a light in the darkness.

*" Let love and faithfulness never leave my children, but bind these twin virtues around their necks and write them on the tablet of their hearts."

*by Bob Hostetler, it is excerpted from Pray! magazine issue #4, 31 Biblical Virtues to Pray for Your Kids