3 years. It feels like a lifetime and a blink all at once. It is all about perspective.
I am so happy we made it here. It has not been an easy three years but by God’s grace this is a day of celebration.
I have so much that I am ashamed of. Not the happy start to an anniversary post right? Well, there is nothing like marriage to reveal your own selfish and sinful nature. And let me tell you what, a lot has risen to the surface over the past three years.
I learned I think way too much about me.
I learned I need to surrender the areas of my life I think I can control.
I learned that bitterness yields nothing but bitterness.
I learned I need a lot of forgiving and I need to become a better forgiver.
I learned that Jesus is everything when you feel like there is nothing left.
I learned a lot. I am sure the lessons are not over until my life is.
I thank God for His redeeming love and refining work towards both of us. I can honestly say I do not know how people make it through life, marriage, and just the day to day without Him.
Without Jesus I am:
Lost
Alone
Dead
Broken
I have no life or purpose without Him. I am doomed to the place I belong, hell.
Yet, by God’s grace and mercy He draws us to Himself. In Him I am:
Saved
Forgiven
Healed
Restored
I have a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
He did this for me. He did this for Tucker. He can do this for you.
Salvation is a beautiful thing. I thank the Lord that he saved my soul at a young age, but it does not end there. It was never intended to.
Over the past three years I have learned that the Lord loves us too much to leave us where we are. Thank you Jesus for working on me, my best friend, and our marriage.
Thank you for all the JOY! The precious gift of getting to do life with the one you love. To eat, sleep, cook, travel, laugh, love, and everything in between with a best friend. The blessing of growing up together. The gift of growth. The fabulous memories. The closeness. The way it feels to have someone know you, I mean really know you, and still love you.
The reflection of Christ through marriage is a gift I don’t take for granted. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
To God be the GLORY great things HE has done!
Comments