Although I think there are just 2 people reading this :), I ask for your prayers this weekend. Sheldon and I are going to A Weekend to Remember being held in Bellevue, WA. Our marriage has been difficult at best and we are really hoping and praying for a miracle this week. Here's a bit more about the conference:
Marriage is defined by memories. They can be memories of joy and fulfillment or pain and heartbreak. It all depends on how well you apply the principles that make marriage thrive. For thirty years, the Weekend to Remember conference has been helping couples create the kind of memories that build a healthy marriage. Remember your marriage. Remember this weekend.
Weekend to Remember is a weekend marriage conference that teaches God's design for marriage and family. The environment is fun, non-threatening, and sometimes hilarious. And it's a wonderful time for couples to refresh good marriages or heal troubled ones. There are over 150 conferences in cities all across the U.S. each year.
Weekend to Remember is a weekend marriage conference that teaches God's design for marriage and family. The environment is fun, non-threatening, and sometimes hilarious. And it's a wonderful time for couples to refresh good marriages or heal troubled ones. There are over 150 conferences in cities all across the U.S. each year.
So, with that, I ask for my friends to be praying for us as we hope and pray for a renewed marriage.
5 comments:
I hear ya, girl! It's a lot more work than a single person could EVER imagine! It's a lot of sacrifice, a lot of humility, and lot of forgiveness, and so much more.
Right now my attention has been on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. If I'm going to really love Mark, I'm going to have to make sure that I'm cultivating these habits and ways of thinking in my heart daily.
I don't typically talk to friends about the rough times in my marriage, but I feel for you that you're only a little more than a year into it and are already on hard times.
There have been times when I have been so full of anger and bitterness over things in my marriage. Don't get me wrong. Mark is a great person. But we've had our issues that we've had to work through. Some of them haven't been so easy to find answers for. A couple of them seem to rear their ugly heads over and over and over. It's very frustrating.
I think one thing that has kept us from going too far in arguments or actions is that we never talk about divorce and we don't allow our thoughts to wander there, no matter how angry or hurt we feel. It is a realm that is completely off limits. (The only exception that is biblically permissible is adultery, and I don't think a woman should stay in the house with a man who is physically abusing her. These have never been the case in our marriage, thank God.)
Anyway, I don't feel qualified to give marriage advice since my own marriage has had its rocky times. But I do offer you an ear of understanding as well as any encouragement you may need. However, I'm not the kind of person to simply pat someone on the back and say, "It'll be alright," and just smile. I'm more likely to say, "Have you considered that this thing you are doing is contributing to this problem?" and "This is what the Bible has to say about this..."
This is by no means meant to pressure you to share anything with me. I'm just letting you know that I love you and I'm praying for you and I'm hear for you if you need anything. Sheldon is the right person for you because he is your husband! He obviously loves you because he chose to marry you. You obviously love him because you chose to marry him. And you both love God and God is 100% for your marriage and desperately desires for it to succeed.
The world and our culture puts a lot of pressure on a marriage. As Christians, we need to step being those cultural pressures and embrace the purity and simplicity of God's Word. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIM WHO BELIEVES!
I love you so much. Sorry for the long comment.
I meant to say, "As Christians, we need to step BEYOND those cultural pressures..."
Hey my dear friend, I'm praying, praying, praying for you guys! The Lord is going to completely surround and fill you both this weekend and fill your hearts with love and forgiveness. I think this is just going to kick off your stretch of speaking at marriage conferences! By the last seminar, you guys will be teaching others and sharing, that they can get through it because you did! I love you dear!
Polly, I'm praying- God has big plans for you two!
What great advice you have been given here Polly......so with that....I say.....AMEN!
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