Aug
14
2009
abelara
“if He raised Jesus from the dead, don’t you think he is powerful enough to bring new life back into your marriage?”
those words, from the story of a couple we met this past summer when visiting the campus of FamilyLife, have been ringing in my head since then as I see and hear about broken relationships all around me.
I recently listened to a podcast on FamilyLife that describes one story that seemed impossible to rescue. but with God all things are possible. click the link below to listen. and stay through till the very end where they share a letter from the husband to the wife.
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ps. until Sunday, 8/16, when you sign up for a Weekend to Remember Conference at regular price you can get a certificate for another couple to join you free of charge. if you’re interested, go to
familylife.com/weekend and enter the promo code:
HOPE.
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Aug
12
2009
abelara
we booked flights to Orlando today for New Staff Training!!!!
yea, Jesus!
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Feb
12
2009
abelara
this morning I got up out of bed before my alarm clock went to off. so I had a decision to make.
should I spend this extra half hour doing my devotionals (Bible reading, journaling, meditating)? or should I use this time to help my wife and clean the living room before her day starts?
my preference is to wake up early (before anyone else) to have my devotional time uninterrupted and in silence. this doesn’t always happen though. either I’ll wake up late or a kid or two will wake up and require attention. (for now I’ve totally given up on exercising for this very reason. I’d have to wake up an hour earlier than I did today. not gonna happen.)
this morning was one of those quiet mornings.
but i also knew that the kids had made a mess of the house last night and we were too tired (and interested in watchings Lost) to clean it up before going to bed. and it would be a huge plus for my wife to start out the day with a clean living room.
which one would be the wisest use of my time? which one would be most honoring to God? most honoring to my wife? and if we put it in those terms who should win when it’s time with my wife vs. time with God?
chime in. i’d love to know what you think AND your reasoning behind your thinking. it’d also be interesting to find out what you think i did. so #1) what do you think the right choice is, #2) what choice you think i made.
4 comments | tags: devotions, housework, Jesus, wife | posted in faith and ministry, life and family
