God's Beautiful Work-Marriage

"Then the LORD God said, " It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." Genesis 2:18

"The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man." Genesis 2:22

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2: 24

Is it just me, or should this not amaze us, the fact that of the dust He formed Adam, the fact that from Adam's rib He formed Eve. And this beautiful union God placed, and even now blesses man with. I have a great task at hand as a wife, as a child of God. And more praise and thanksgiving should come from my heart and lips as I learn more and more. Its good to hear Proverbs 10:9-10 "Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Imagine, the knowledge of God is understanding. May I be resolved to understand Him more so that I am reminded know who I am, and how I am called to live, and in understanding Him, live as a wife pleasing to God ultimately then loving my husband. How wonderful He is to use such a sinner like me for His purpose and will, and its GOOD. Oh, how I need to learn to be Resolved when familiarity and despondency creep up. How marvelous to see His beautiful work from the beginning and see that even in my own life with the blessing of my husband. He is worthy to be loved and adored for eternity, and we cannot even grasp what eternity is. Hmmmm, a lot of scripture to memorize in order to share the truth with others.

Lord help me to love you with all my heart, soul and mind.

Thanks for reading, my love.

How Readest Thou?

I have been reading this short booklet from J.C. Ryle called, "How Readest Thou?" and J.C. Ryle has a gift about instilling conviction, just from telling the truth of the matter, and the Holy Spirit works in the believer to bring that conviction. I am probably half way thru it, but I love this tool God has been using to bring conviction over my sin, and bring reconciliation for that sin so that I can live whole heartedly devoted completely to Him. Something I will share from one section of the book he titles, " 6. No Book Has Been so Neglected & Misused as the Bible" and heres what broke my heart to read....
" Ah! Reader, it is a painful thought that there should be so much profession love to the Bible among us, and so little proof that the Bible is read!" ..."Truly I have cause for saying, no gift of God is so neglected as the Bible. Reader, this neglected book is the subject about which I address you this day. Surely it is no light matter what you are doing with the Bible. Surely when the plague is abroad, you should search and see whether the plague-spot is on you. I charge you, I entreat you, to give an honest answer to my question. What art thou doing with the Bible? Dost thou read it? How readest thou?"

Just think about what Ryle is talking about here. How true it is in the Christian walk of how much we can talk about God but truly how little time we spend with Him. But we are worshippers! How can this be? I pray that my heart's cry be that of Psalm 119:97 "O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day." I pray that I this be true of me, that I not make excuses, but confess before Him who knows all things, that I need Him, and need help to understand His word, to obey His word, to cling to Him in prayer, and I won't know this need unless I am growing in the knowledge of Christ, of who He is and who I am and how He saved me. I won't grow in this knowledge unless I am in His word!

Hope this also helps you to examine your walk as it did mine. Just some thoughts.

P.S. I love you, my dear sweet husband! We praise God, He answered prayer and has lifted a huge financial burden, and blessed us with a promotion at Bo's job. Your faithfulness DOES continue throughout all generations!!!! Ps.119:90 may I be ready to say this when trials come as well!

The Beauty of Being Married to a Godly Man

I don't think I quite grasped going into my marriage just what a blessing I have in my husband. I love my husband's humor, his personality is outgoing, definitely not shy of strangers, he is warm and welcoming to those he meets, but one of the things I love most about my husband, is his love for me. His care to find out ways to serve me, to find out things I enjoy and to hear him pray for us. It's a revelation, probably more delayed then my simple mind would have liked, but it became clear just how deep God's love is for me. I am amazed to see Bo love me with such selflessness and it occurred to me, just how precious my God's love is for me. And how little I thank Him for it, how often I don't think of its depth, or its richness. During my day, my husband is constantly on my mind, and it brings me comfort to know my husband loves me, he's made a promise before God to do so. Yet, oh how humbling it is to know how little I meditate on the Love of God. And He is eternal, to dwell just on this attribute of His is inexhaustible. Romans 5:6-10 come to mind, 1 John 4 comes to mind. How rich my devotion and the output of my love for my husband would be as well as for others would be if i grew in my understanding of God's love for me. My prayer: Psalm 119:66 "Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments."... v. 73 "Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments."
just some thoughts, thanks, my husband, for reading:)

Adjusting to Married Life

I will take the words of a godly woman, to say marriage is "joy unspeakable and full of glory." Nahum 1:7. It has been 2 months since our wedding. And the joy of being in Christ and being married brings so much joy, that both Bo and I are even more eager for Christ to return.

Yes, there are adjustments from living independently to living with your life partner, but the greatest thing is to worship and serve God together. To go through trials knowing your sanctification affects your partner's as well, is so humbling. My response, my attitude, has a direct affect on my husband, Bo. How my relationship with God is doing, will affect how willing and ready I am to fulfill my role as a wife. This is an adjustment. And a really good one too. My mind and my heart are adjusting to not thinking of myself, but thinking of Bo first. I am so thankful for this challenge to die to my selfish ways and thoughts, so that I may grow in my love for Bo and ultimately grow in my understanding of God's love for me.

Prayer: That I may cling to my God in prayer, and store His precepts in my heart so that I may honor Him in all that I do, and love my husband, Bo, selflessly with encouraging words and a heart ready to receive him with a kiss and a smile.

These are just some thoughts.