By HIS Grace

(Re-posted from April, 30, 2014 )... But God! As I end this series of post on marriage, I pray that you have been encouraged and blessed by what the Lord has done in our marriage and can do in your marriage.  As I continue to reflect on the 11 years that my husband and I have been married; I can't say that I saw the day that our marriage would be healed and restored. It was hard for me to have the faith to believe just day to day. The ministry that we are faithful and dedicated members of, has had a lot of influence on our marriage.  Our pastors are 2 God-fearing Christians who live by Biblical principles through transparency.  Their marriage has been an example and model for our marriage and so many others.  They will tell you that they do not have the perfect marriage and like any other married couple they have had their fair share of struggles, but in that, they have always remained in agreement and have always believed God for better.  Their fa...

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...