Sat, 1-Nov-2014 - The Goodness of God

I am seeing the fruit of listening to God and submitting to my husband in leading our marriage.  Though we do not agree all the time, I have found when we are at an impasse, that I defer to him.  It is definitely not in my nature to submit, but God has been so very good to us.  He had brought my marriage closer and brought in more peace.

There are challenges when two firstborns get married, especially of the engineering type from two different cultures, raising a tween and a teenager.  I have seen my spirit person calm down and trust my husband through God.  It is not a blind trust and we talk about things, but I can see my stubborn will being broken down and things broken off me that have been things I could not get past.

It is learning to give up control of that which I do not have control and leaning on God daily to give me wisdom.  Sometimes the Lord tells me to shut my mouth and just do it, like the Nike slogan.   Rather than fight with my husband, I go to the Lord to have Him work supernaturally.  Sometimes it is I who needs to change, and other times it is my husband, but I do not have control of changing him, so I leave it to God.

Peace is not overrated and when you have kids in the teenager age range, definitely raising them and having peace is a HUGE blessing.

Oh taste and see that the Lord is GOOD!  Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.  Psalm 34:8