This is very good. Wow 66 years of marriage. good job, good for you ----- Original Message ----- From: Carleeta Manser To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 5:24 PM Subject: {dbilg} Marraige
When my beloved Grace and I were young and carefree, we said our solemn marriage vows to be true to each other “until death do us part;” but neither of us in our naiveté had the slightest idea that death would really ever come. But thanks to our fallen father Adam, it did. Now it leaves one of us left, alone. But I thank God as never before for the institution of marriage, for the authority of “law” that underlay our 66 years together. Were we a perfect couple? Neither of us was a perfect person (perfect people belong in heaven, not on this earth); emotions are a flimsy foundation on which to build a marriage. Had it not been for the blessed “law” that gripped us and bound us together “in Christ” and held us firmly, no one knows what might have blown us apart somewhere along our tumultuous, earth-quake -driven way; and then enormous happiness would have eluded us. I say to young people, get married! Be careful of course, seek the Lord’s guidance; but let “law,” not emotions or fleeting passion, underlie your union. And as a solid gift worth more than silver or gold, let me “give” you Genesis 24—the seven-step story of how to build (or better, receive) happiness in marriage. Open your Bible to it and let it sink in: (1) Vss. 3-6: Marry only a believer in the Lord. Vss. 7-8: The same angel will guide you! Ask the Lord for him! Vss. 10-14: Watch for evidence of kindness, grace, and generosity in the one you are thinking of. Rebekeh, in sheer kindness of hospitality, drew water for ten camels not knowing who this stranger was (that’s 30/40 gallons a camel). (2) Vss. 11-14: Believe that the Lord God has “appointed” one to be yours for life. He will never force you to marry this one or that; but He will guide you to the one who will give you happiness forever. (3) Vss. 15-20: Watch for those signs of unselfishness and human kindness. (4) Vs. 21: “Hold your peace,” that is, go slow, don’t rush; take your time, let the Lord lead. (5) Vss. 50, 51: The in-laws recognize the Lord’s leading, and happiness is the result. (6) Vs. 58: The Lord Himself has given the woman the last word! Never, never, will He force one to marry whom she cannot love and trust. (7) Vs. 67: Look and see: here is the happiest marriage recorded in the Bible—the marriage of Isaac and Rebekeh! Blessed are you if you can let some of that happiness become yours! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
