By HIS Grace

As our family was hanging in the balance and needing a decision to be made, the hour had come! The hour  for my husband and I to not only decide if we were going to stay in this marriage and fight for it, but, were we going to allow the Lord to do what needed to be done so He could be glorified? I'm learning through my marriage that in order for change to happen, there needs to be a 2-fold surrendering that has to take place.  A surrendering of your own will and a surrendering to God's will. We can want so much for things to change in our lives, but we are not always ready to give up what is blocking the change from taking place.  I needed to give up my independence.  Now, some of you ladies and wives are probably like WHAT!!! Yes, I had to. I had to give up my independence in order to be depended on the Lord and put my trust in Him.  I needed to have the faith that He would restore my marriage and me.  I also had to give up my independence for the sake o...