18 YEARS!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!18 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our 18th anniversary. It has flown by.........I am so thankful for the wisdom I have been taught. I have learned many lessons over that past 18 years of marriage to my amazing husband Tim. I have had and still have some wonderful godly counsel in my life, who mentor me on how to be the wife and mom God called me to be. I thought I'd share some of them with you today...................
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18.. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY... I'm listing this last, not because it is unimportant, but because sometimes we wait until all else fails before we run to The Father. I pray Col 1:9-11 for Tim regularly. He is worth it!
17. Forgive QUICKLY... 1 Corinthians 13 reminds me that love keeps NO record of wrong, and love forgives. One of the sweetest parts of our marriage is that neither of us chooses to be a historian. Once it's over, it's over....learn a lesson, cover wrongs with love and move on (Col 3:13)
16. Hold hands.....this lets me know that Tim still chooses and I still choose him. I love walking hand in hand with him. Although, I must admit now, I share this hand holding time with our two beautiful daughters....and I'm ok with that.
15. Remember you are the first example of true love for your kids. NOT what Hollywood, or the world says true love is, but TRUE love. Love that says " I choose to put you first". It is a choice, made each day. True love wants only what will be best for the one loved.
14. Put Him first......now, don't get all in a tizzy, if you are both doing this life is beautiful! He is always looking out for my best interest, and I am always looking out for his. It is what God's word tells us to do,..to esteem others above ourselves (Phil 2:3)
13. Keep first thing FIRST, don't neglect your time with The Lord. You need badly, each day, to sit at the Master's feet. Hide God's word in your heart. It is a comfort and help in your daily life. (Ps 119:11)
12. Don't complain....it won't help, instead pray (I stink at this sometimes! I allow the enemy to trick me with his lies, that these problems are going to last forever) Tim is GREAT at reminding me to pray. (Phil 2:14)
11. Say I Love You, every day, many times during the day. You NEVER know when you will speak for the last time to this precious gift, make sure to end on a kind note.
10. Think before you speak. Your words have such impact, choose them wisely. Always season your speech with grace.(Eph 4:15a)
9. Don't pick fights. Try to the best of your ability to live a peaceful life with all you are around
you. Remember that sometimes you have to lead your heart, and NOT allow emotions to control your actions.(Romans 12:18)
8. Remember you are NOT his holy spirit, that position is filled, and won't be available any time soon. Pray for your husband, and encourage him to seek God's will (which won't always be yours :-0--TRUTH)
7. Submit to your husbands leadership.....He is the head, and he will one day stand before The Lord and give an answer for how he lead y'alls family. (Eph 5:22-23)
6. Remember you are on the same team. You are in a battle for your family, but NOT with your husband, remember who the enemy is....fight together...it is easier to fight with a friend. (Ecc 4:9-12)
5. Remember and speak aloud good qualities. He knows his faults, he doesn't need you to point them out. Do you need a reminded of your faults? Probably not so much, neither does he. (Eph 4:31-32)
4. Greet him, with a kiss...not a list.
3. Abide in The Vine....it is where you will get what you need to do this day well. It is a beautiful place to live. (John 15: 1-12)
2. Guard your time! Without even realizing it we get so busy and we sacrifice what means the most to us. The first union that God ordained was FAMILY......guard it, it is worth it Remember life is a filled with seasons. This is your season to raise your sweet children and teach them to love God.(Ecc 3:1-10)
1. Don't expect your husband to complete you, or be your everything! That is a burden too great to carry. You are not his everything or his completer either. That is a God sized task. Your husband doesn't get a manual on how to fix everything on your wedding day. he is learning on this journey just like you are. Encourage him, pray for him, love him, and let him be molded by God.
remember that He that began a good work in you (and him) will complete it, (Phil 1: 4-6)
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These are just a few of the lessons God has taught me throughout the years so far. Some of them are WAY easy to remember and do, others take a daily laying down of my own will. I am so very thankful that I get to walk this life with Tim. He is an amazing husband, beyond anything I could have hoped or dreamed.....but isn't that just how God works! Eph 3:18-21
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