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It’s Our Day

heartThe wedding took place in a very small Justice of the Peace office in El Paso, Texas.  It was a Saturday afternoon.  The official performing the ceremony was wearing black slacks and a T-shirt.   We were in our jeans.

I’ve often told young people who are planning their wedding that it doesn’t matter where you get married, who attends the ceremony, or who does the service.

Don’t get me wrong.  Weddings, big and small, with all the things that go with them, and there can be many, are wonderful.  They can be expensive, even smaller ones, but, if that’s what the couple wants, and they can afford it, more power to them.

I have officiated at many, many weddings, in sizes from less than 10 to over 500.  I’ve performed weddings in living rooms, hotel ballrooms, and even on the beach.  All of them, in their own way, have been very special.

Here’s The Point

heartThe point I want to make is that regardless of who performs the wedding ceremony, where the location is, and how many attend, none of that is any guarantee that the marriage will last.  For a marriage to last it is going to take the love and commitment of both the bride and the groom.

On that Saturday afternoon in El Paso, Texas, Kathy and I made a commitment; it was a lifetime commitment.  Four years after we got married, we began to study the Bible.  We have tried to base our marriage on biblical principles ever since.

Love is a choice; you choose to love.  Thankfulness is a choice; you choose to be grateful.  Forgiveness is a choice; you choose to forgive.  I think those three are all very important keys in a successful marriage.

heartToday Is Our Day

Today, our wedding anniversary again falls on a Saturday.  I am filled with memories of the drive in our VW van from Carlsbad, New Mexico (where we lived) to El Paso, Texas. We had supper that night at McDonald’s, and spent the night in a Motel 6. We drove back to Carlsbad the next day as happy newlyweds.

I’m thankful to God for the most wonderful woman I know, a woman full of love, thankfulness and forgiveness.  She is still the girl of my dreams and the love of my life.

And while we don’t have a wedding album of pictures to look at, or a piece of frozen wedding cake in the freezer, or a wedding dress packed away in a box, we have each other!   So, on this, our 39th anniversary, I just wanted to say, “Happy Anniversary, Kathy, I love you!”

Mike

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Something Personal

Two Quick Items Today

Tomorrow I will post something very special to me.  I don’t want to give it away right now, so you’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning.

But even though it will be a personal post, I’ll still share something very practical for you.  Feel free to leave a comment about it too if you like.  And that brings me to my second point.

Are You Shy?

I am beginning to think that the readers of this blog are some of the shyest people on earth.  I’m not trying to be critical; I just want you to feel free to express yourself.  And I’m not saying this because I am looking for compliments; I appreciate them, but that’s not at all the purpose of the ccomment section.

So feel free to express your own opinion whenever you want to, and feel free to comment on what others have to say too.

Have a super weekend, and be sure to stop by tomorrow.

Mike

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How Much Time Do You Have?

Antique pocket watch - closeup on very old pocket watchI have been busier than I ever have before in my entire life!  And last night I was thinking about time.  How much time do I have in a day?  Then, I thought about some phrases.

Time flies when you’re having fun.  Time waits for no one. The time is right. The time is now.  No time like the present.  Take time to smell the roses. Time will tell.

There are lots and lots of phrases that contain the word, “time.”  When you think about those phrases, it really is just a matter of time. Time doesn’t move faster or slower; time is constant.  There are days when we get more done during the day than other days.  But time is still time.

Time Doesn’t Wait

Have you ever heard the expression, “Time waits for no one?”  It’s true.

I was complaining once about not having “enough time,” and someone told me something I’ve never forgotten.  They said that each day everyone gets a 24 hour suitcase; some just know how to pack better than others.

During the course of a day or a week there are unexpected things that come up.  At times, for one reason or another, there are things that end up taking longer than we anticipated.

What can We Do?

Live your life to the best of your ability at the present moment; at this very moment in time.  That’s all we really can do is to do our best, right now.  Maybe tomorrow or the next day our “best” will be better than the day before.  But for today, at this time, I am just going to try and do my best.

hourglassI hope in reading this that for you it was some time well spent.  But for now, for this post, my time is up.

Mike

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Why Blame Him?

I’ve been “brewing” on something for a couple of days, so I thought I would get it off my chest this morning before I head to work.

Last week a lady was telling me that at her Church the preacher has been telling the people that the reason the economy is so bad is that God is testing people.  God brings these hardships so that people will turn to Him and trust Him and love Him.

Would any parent consider raising their children like that?  No.  The Bible talks about God as being our Father.  What kind of Father brings hurt, harm and disaster on his children so that they will love him more?

Sometimes I get sick and tired of people blaming God for the foolish choices that people have made.  Why do some preachers keep pushing people down, instead of lifting them up.

So I guess that since God is doing all of these things to “test” us, we should just accept it.  Endure.  Suffer.  That’s the life God wants you to live.  The more you suffer the more you prove your love to Him.

Baloney!

The God of the Bible is a God of love and deliverance.  He is the God Who makes a way when there seems to be no way.  He is the God of endless supply and endless possibilities.  He is the God Who loves us.

Why not look to Him and expect the help and resources that you need?  The promises you read in the Bible have no recession disclaimers attached to them.  What God has promised He is still able and willing to perform when men and women choose to believe Him.

Put your hope and expectation in the God of all creation, whose love for you, the Bible says, nothing can separate you from.  Put your confidence in the God of unlimited power and resources.  Put your trust in the God who has promised to bless you and supply all your need.

Shame on the preachers who blame God for everything and refuse to give people hope.  Read your Bible and believe it or get out of the pulpit.

Mike

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