Victory in Jesus=True Love

*sigh* I always hesitate to say too much about the details of our marriage.




HOWEVER.....we are finding out......almost 5 years later.......that God has great purposes
for bringing Jason and I together. Many, many, many, many purposes......we cannot beginning
to explain them all, but they are all good. And it brings glory to God every time we share what He has done for us.




HOWEVER.......Satan likes to take the good and turn it into evil. So we therefore.....we are one of those couples that have to fight extremely hard for our marriage. Now, call us stupid, ignorant, immature, whatever......but yes, we are still growing up....and we are both extremely STUBBORN and selfish. And we are still learning from our mistakes. AND we are finding out the true meaning and depth of LOVE.






AND......For some of us, there is LOTS of rain before our rainbows. We have decided we are walking too much by what we see and know. And what is behind us doesn't always get left behind when we walk by what we see instead of simply going on faith. SO.......our new challenge as of last night, is to start walking out our walk more deeply rooted in faith.




ALSO......We were prophesied over some years ago that we would be marriage counselors some day in some way or form. Hmmmmm, we have decided this must be our training grounds for that in the future. We're gonna have to go thru alot of fire to be refined......and be students for quite awhile before we can be the teachers.




INTERESTINGLY enough.........My flip calendar on my kitchen counter yesterday said this:
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God." Isaiah 43:2-3






WHY DO I SHARE THIS all with you and air our dirty underwares?!?!?!?!?
BECAUSE.....Last night we found VICTORY IN JESUS once again. And that is not something that is to be had only when you give your life to the Lord. No, this happens daily if we allow God to work thru us and in us for His glory. And by george, my friends, when you gain another VICTORY, you need to shout it from the rooftops and DON'T let the devil take it away from you.




CLAIM YOUR VICTORIES........no matter how large or small they are......THEY ARE ALL PRECIOUS VICTORIES IN GOD'S EYES!!!!!!!




And if we can already start ministering to others what God has done for us in our lives now.....then imagine how much more we'll have to share down the road.




BECAUSE.......We live beneath the protective palm of a sovereign King who superintends every circumstance of our lives and delights in doing us good. God is LOVE.......He is the true love that will last a lifetime and never fail us. And when we surrender our lives, our minds, our bodies, our souls, and our wills to Him......TRUE LOVE awaits us in all kinds of blessings. AND VICTORY IN JESUS is the truest love you will ever experience.




AND SO......last night after hours with a dear friend of ours.......who poured into us thru the Holy Spirit's working alone......we gained another victory. Friend, you know who you are.......we love you and thank God for you and your wife. Thank you for praying for us, believing in us, speaking scriptures upon scriptures to us, loving on us, being patient with us, and blessing us.....words cannot say how much we love and appreciate you. Because after you left, my husband and I sat down at the kitchen table until wee hours of dawn, and ate EGGO waffles and talked and cried, and loved. And thanked God for another victory. And worked on another attack plan to battle against the enemy......TOGETHER.....with each other, with Christ as our Chief Commander.
And then this morning, we got a sitter and spent the morning together.....continuing more layouts on the battle plan.
And ate breakfast AND lunch together....with no monkeys involved. *sigh*...it was blissful.



AND THRU IT ALL.......we're finding the meaning of true LOVE.
And who knows.....maybe someday we'll write a book ;)