My husband and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary yesterday. I can't help but think what a picture of god's grace our marriage has been. We had only dated two months when we got married and didn't even know each other. We married for all the wrong reasons and none of the right ones. We are the most unlikely pair to ever get together, being total polar opposites in every way.
We have been through good times and our share of bad times, but by God's grace we've stuck it out. And not just stuck it out but we love each other still; we're still each other's best friend; and we still enjoy doing things together. We made a commitment early on that we would stay married and not leave each other for any reason. There were times that it would have been so much easier to just walk away. The hardest thing is to stay in a marriage when things are not going well. But God gave us the strength to stay the course.
There is great reward in being in a long and loving marriage with someone who knows you so well and loves you still. See what I mean about our marriage being a picture of God's grace. It is highly unlikely that Jesus would have given his life for a great sinner like me. But He did. Jesus has been with me through the ups and downs, through the doubts and unbelief, through the worldliness and selfishness, through the self-hatred and sef-destruction . He has never left me or abandoned me. He knows every ugly thing about me but He loves me still. Amazing Grace!
Wow, 40 years! Now that's an accomplishment by ANY standard. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteNext month hubby & I will celebrate 45 years - also a great miracle, but oh-so worth the struggles of life, and of having overcome them together.
No doubt you're as much a gift to your hubby as he is to you. I'm sure of it!
A wonderful accomplishment dear one. Congratulations. Blessings. And thank you for sharing your life with us all.
ReplyDelete40 years!!! Happy Anniversary sister! How seldom we hear this kind of milestone nowadays. God bless you both and may you have many more years together, I know the discovering part keeps coming :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! and I so agree that it is worth hanging in there, working it out, getting over the tough times. It just gets better as the years go by.
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