Last night was the first time we prayed together, just two of us. It was the first time we had Quiet Time together, just God & us. It was awkward and it sure took a great effort to make it happen. But after all the 5-10 minutes it took, I thought it was utterly worth it. It probably is easier for me, considering I’m the more vocal one. But it brought back good memories from Marriage Prep classes.
Today, I wanted to pen all this down to remember last night. It was special. Special coz it was just the two of us and how we sat down on the couch and decided to just do this. Special coz it was the 1st time you prayed for us both, out loud. Special coz I believe, it would bring us even closer together, slowly and steadily.
The past week has been tough and I am thankful for our faith, our efforts and for truly having God as our guide. For without it, I do not think we would still be hanging on.
And I thank God for helping me find this bible, The Love Languages Devotional Bible
I read this somewhere on the Internet this morning, a reiteration of the devotional last night : God also created marriage for completeness. The woman was to be “a helper suitable for him.” The woman was created to be a complement or counterpart for the man. Woman assists man in making his life (and hers, too) complete. She fills up the empty places. She shares his life with him, draws him out of himself and into a wider area of contact through the involvement they have with one another. The partners in a marriage relationship are actually fulfilling God’s purpose of completeness or wholeness in life. They belong together.
“When a man and a woman unite in marriage, humanity experiences a restoration to wholeness. …The glory of the man is the acknowledgment that woman was created for him; the glory of the woman is the acknowledgment that man is incomplete without her. The humility of the woman is the acknowledgment that she was made for man; the humility of the man is the acknowledgment that he is incomplete without her. Marriage brings with it the opportunity for either competition or completion. Completion is God’s plan. Have you made the rich discovery of completeness as man and wife?” ~ Dr. Dwight Small
To my dear hubby : Let me share with you the ways in which my life has been made more complete and full by being married to you.
