The major event of the

The major event of the day is of course the Pope's funeral. I have been touched by the amount of love so many have shown for this man. He is where he wants to be right now, so really we shouldn't be too sad. But I have something personal I would like to write about today. For about the past month my husband and I have not been doing well. Nothing large, nothing life changing; just the occasional bump in the road. All marriages have peaks and valleys, you just always hope the valleys are not deep and vast. One would think that after almost 19 years of marriage (next month) I would be capable of rationally handling these bumps. My love for him is so strong that the smallest thing greatly affects me. This is actually an incredible compliment to him, he is still the man of my dreams and I can't imagine my life without him. When these times come I often think of Hosea. God told Hosea to marry Gomer, a harlot. He also told him that Gomer would be unfaithful, but he was to stay with her, raise the children (some of them not his) and be loving and true. God used Hosea and Gomer as a metaphor for Israel and Himself. Israel had strayed from God and had begun idol worshipping.

Gomer did stray and Hosea sought her out, forgave her, brought her back home and fully reconciled their marriage. God uses Gomer to tell us that no matter how much we stray, no matter how unfaithful we are to Him, that His love for us is always available and always ready to forgive.

God never promised us a happy life, He did however promise us life more abundantly through His Son. The day to day happenings of life affect our relationships, personal and spiritual. My goal is to quit focusing on the things that I have no ability to change and be true to my God and let Him deal with the rest. My personality is a controlling one and I have never been good at surrendering all to the Lord. I know that this is something I need to get a hold of before God kicks my feet out from under me and I land on my face. I may not be the ideal Christian, but humbling myself before the Lord is needed and wanted; it keeps me in line. Enjoy your day and I hope God blesses you today.

**Just Because You Have The Right To Do Something Does Not Mean That It's The Right Thing To Do**

Posted by Stacy at April 8, 2005 09:05 AM | TrackBack