Hey guys, so on Monday, Danny & I will celebrate 13 years of marriage! Looking back on our life together it has been kind of crazy but I'm so thankful that God picked us for this journey. There have been many times within these 13 years that I've heard friends say to us, you guys have the perfect marriage or I wish my marriage was as great at yours. The funny thing is most if the time when people would be saying that there was turmoil on the inside that never showed on the out. When Danny & I got married I never expected to go through even half of the things we've been through, in reality I guess I thought married life was just this fun perfect thing and that it was going to be super awesome all the time. Our marriage has gone through 7 years of infertility, 3 grandparents dying within 6 months of each other, having both of Danny's sisters along with both of their 1 year old sons moving in with us at the same time, depression, 2 pregnancies, 2 beautiful baby boys, cheating, loosing our house to foreclosure, moving in with my parents, and finding Jesus right smack in the middle of it all. I can tell you finally finding Jesus is most definitely the only reason our marriage has survived.
7:51 PM
One of my favorite bible stories is when Jesus walks on water, the disciples are on a boat in the middle of a storm, Peter sees him in the distance and says if its really you Lord ask me to come to you so he does and as Peter is walking towards Jesus he gets frightened by the storm and looses focus on Jesus and starts to drown and Jesus grabs him and saves him. Jesus didn't calm to storm he walked right to them in the middle of it, and when Peter lost his faith Jesus stepped right in to save him, just as he did in my marriage several times, just as he does in my life on a daily basis. I'm so thankful that 5 years ago I cried out to Jesus for the first time ever in the middle of my storm I cried "Jesus I have heard so many times to put my struggles in your hands and well God I don't know how to so that but I can't do this any more so I'm begging you please take it from me please save me from this heartache, this pain, this life." And He did he came right to me in the middle of my storm grabbed my hand and saved me from drowning, and even though I've not been the perfect child of God he has forgiven me and he still loves me every day more than I will ever deserve. Thank you God! Thank you for loving me, thank you for making me wait to have my children so that I could get to know you, thank you for my husband, thank you teaching us both about forgiveness, thank you for forgiving us.
My prayer tonight is that if your marriage is struggling and you've read this that maybe just maybe you get a piece of encouragement, or maybe you aren't BFF's with Jesus, know that he really wants to be and he's waiting on you to cry out to him. Or maybe you're struggling with some sin or infertility or you or your spouse is/has cheating/cheated don't give up hope because that what God is, HOPE!
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Peter 5:7-9 NIV)
And I am not saying this because I feel neglected, for I have learned to be satisfied with what I have. I know what it is to be in need and what it is to have more than enough. I have learned this secret, so that anywhere, at any time, I am content, whether I am full or hungry, whether I have too much or too little. I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me. (Philippians 4:11-13 GNTD)
May God bless each and everyone of you.
Amy
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