"LOVE DOES NOT REJOICE IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, BUT REJOICES WITH THE TRUTH.-1 Corinthians 13:6
LOVE rejoices in the things that are pleasing to God. When your spouse is growing in Christian character, perservering in Faith, seeking purity and embracing roles of giving and service and becoming spiritually responsible in your home, the Bible says we should be celebrating it! However, the world will tell you different! The world tells you to rejoice in Earthly things and will tell you that you don't need God, your Bible or church to grow and from the moment we commit our lives too Christ, invite Him in our marriages, seek him daily through pray and His word, a war will begin! We need to be on our guard, wearing the Armor of God as it says in Ephesians 6 and get ready to defend our spouse and marriages for the rest of our life. As I stated before and cannot tell you enough, the devil hates marriage especially of those who are Believers, he feels threatened by them. (those who are not Christian he leaves alone because he feels they are already on his side). The devils ultimate plan is to seek you, destroy you and cause division!
I may sound like a "bible thumping, Jesus Freak" but I dont care! I am proud to know God and feel privileged that Jesus has saved me. I have lived my life on both sides of the Spiritual Realm. I know whats its like to be oppressed and depressed by the darkness of this World and I also know what its like to have a deep sense of joy and the "burden of this earthly life" to be lifted from my shoulders. I will tell you that I would die for my Faith in Jesus Christ. I know that all the things in this world will one day pass away and I know that when I die I will take nothing with me. The things of this world (money, cars, houses, jobs, etc....)are all meaningless and dont value my life or yours! How you choose to live your life on this earth is what matters, whether your heart has been changed by God and how you lived for Him is what will be accounted for, therefore rejoice with others and celebrate with those who come to Christ!
The accomplishments made in Spiritual Growth with your spouse is what you should be proud of above all else! I speak to myself when I say this but we need to praise our spouses for Godly decisions they make. I will give you an example; My husband after working so hard for over 7 years with the same company, finally got a promotion that was so well deserved!I was so happy for him but he probabley didn't get the response he was hoping for from me (I tend too also have a bad habit of not believing until I see it). But my husbands faith and growth in Christ means far more to me than his promotion. My heart melts when he leads are family in prayer and the times he would read me scriptures. He got asked to lead a table at our Bible Study group at Church and did great....it made him even more attractive in my heart and eyes! Too see his potential in Christ is what makes me wanna brag about him. When he serves God I fall in love all over again and have an immense feeling of connectedness. Its awesome....that's how I know God is real in love of us. I'm proud of his successes but desire to give him a more heartfelt congratulations when he worships and honors God. When leads our family spiritually things are in order and the way God instructed them to be....and I love it!
What are u most proud of in your spouse? Is it their job position, the money they make, how popular and liked they are among people or is their Godliness that you celebrate? None of those other "things" define them in Gods eyes. Its not their accomplishments made on Earth that matter its how they lived their life for God. I'm an imperfect human who gets frustrated when my husband doesn't stay in the Word everyday. I get annoyed that he chooses not to seek Christ in every aspect of his life, but he is human too. It takes time to develop a solid relationship with God for some people (I am one of them) it takes time also to develop knowledge and wisdom and we need to appreciate those baby steps made. Encourage, praise and celebrate who they have become in Christ. Uplift them and you will get better results and continuous growth for God. God works in peoples lives in different ways, don't judge your spouse because they may not seek God as intently as u do.
THE DARE: Decide today to celebrate your spouses Godliness above their earthliness. . Commend them in the steps they have taken and praise them when those "Christian" characterestics appear. Build up and do not tear down. Pray for your spouses growth daily...be proud and passionate. , rejoice in righteousness and truth. pray for ur own growth in God and pray he teaches you to celebrate in the godly moments and pray He shows you what's most important to be proud of in life. Desire Godly accomplishments in your own life as well.
GOD BLESS U. I PRAY UR MARRIAGE BE HELD IN HIS HANDS.
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