Love God first, and your husband second. Remember to compliment him, because if you don’t, someone else will. And always give a hundred percent. If you both do that, you’ll be covered on the days when someone slips a little.
For a long while she only looked at him... as if she didn’t want to interrupt the beautiful moment with words.
There was no telling how long any of them had, after all. Always better to treasure the moment.
The circle shifted around them, and by the time they were done praying, Katy had the strangest sense: not that everything would be fine any time soon but that God would use the tragic loss of Ben Hanover and Sarah Jo Stryker to build something stronger and better out of CKT.
It was a high note they could take away even if many of them would cry themselves to sleep tonight.
Like old friends from a thousand wonderful moments, the memories gathered.
How faithful God had been over the years, how full of provision and beauty. And redemption.
When it came to their relationship, transparency was crucial.
Every time I brought a baby home from the hospital I felt that this was the reason God had given me life. So I could raise my babies and give my family a life they would always remember, a life that would teach them to do the same thing for the people they loved one day.
Hey.” She gave him a sheepish smile. “How do you know me so well?” “I pay attention.” He touched the side of her face again. “Love does that.
This was how Christians had fallen under the umbrella of being judgmental and narrow-minded. The idea that one sin could be singled out as the worst, the area God disliked most.
What will the coming years look like, Lord? What brilliant moments of joy, what moments of growth, what times of heartache are ahead? For a moment, just thinking about the possibility of unknown sorrows seized her heart and brought a rush of fear.
Whatever the future held, she didn’t need to be afraid. Good and bad times were a part of life. As her dad always said, “This too shall pass.” And through the years that had been true. Nothing stayed the same, except this: God’s faithfulness, and the love they had for each other.
That’s what it comes down to.” Elizabeth worked the last few buttons together. She stopped to cough, but only for a moment. “He alone knows the number of our days, and until that moment, he always has a plan for us.
Give Him your ashes, and He’ll give you a crown of beauty.
Her mother had raised her to believe that lying was one of the worst things a person could do.
What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?
Over the years, their visits and conversations happened less frequently, but that never mattered. They had he sort of friendship that withstood time.
What most people didn’t realize about that verse was that it came in the midst of other promises – promises from God telling His people that they would also suffer great difficulties. It was what made the Christian life so dynamic. Ultimate hope and peace and joy and redemption, even in a life that would certainly have trials and temptations, tragedies and tough times.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all, the Lord is near.