Until Death Do Us Part

Hello everyone! Happy hump day! Are you shocked.... Multiple posts during the week? I am a little shocked myself, but I heard an amazing song today by John Waller called The Marriage Prayer and felt compelled to share instead of waiting. If you are a married believer and love to pray for your better half, crush, boyfriend or Husband this would be a perfect component to include each day as you walk with the Lord. A sweet mentor encouraged me to start a devotion for my Husband while we were engaged. So, I am currently reading Stormie Omartian's The Power of a Praying Wife. Each devotion ends with a prayer dedicated on my Husband's behalf and I plan to include this song from now on, too. Not only is this song beautifully written, but it has such a great worship effect and I think it will correlate well. We all know that prayer is powerful, however couples who not only pray together but also pray for each other can do mighty works as servants in the Lord's Kingdom. What might God do if every married person prayed for their spouse every day? 

I want to dedicate this song to all the married or dating couples, and to those who dream of getting married one day. My prayer is for us to strive to put the Lord first in all our endeavors. May we seek to love our spouses in the same way that the Lord loves the Church, His Bride.

Tony and I have been together almost seven years this coming month, and we have been married for 67 days! Woohoo! As I have said before, I truly believe marriage is the best blessing and challenge the Lord can bestow upon a dating couple ready to tackle the next chapter in life and love. Although Tony and I thought we knew everything about each other before starting our marriage, I can say we have learned so much about each other and about ourselves in the past two months. Living together does not change who you are or what you represent as a couple, but it does change how you work together and support each other during different situations. Every single day he is there for me in so many ways, and I cannot even begin to describe how awesome it is to be with each other day in and day out. Being married definitely beats a long distance relationship any day.
 
I absolutely adore my Husband. He has a precious heart and is compassionate, smart, funny, and so handsome! It is truly remarkable to think of how far we have grown in the past seven years. However, it is even more awesome that the Lord knows Tony and me better than we know each other or ourselves. Jesus knew that Tony and I would become marriage partners even when we did not. During a devotion called Every Young Woman's Battle I began to think about dating and what would be associated. With the thoughts of dating running wild in my mind, of course marriage follows. During the devotion an old friend and I read I Kissed Dating Goodbye and And The Bride Wore White which encourages young christian girls to pray for their future spouse. From then on, our devotion leader challenged us to only date guys that we could see ourselves marrying. I can remember making a list and praying for my future Husband every day. I even prayed for my future Husband throughout my high school relationship with Tony not knowing that he and I would make this far. It is not that I did not trust our relationship, I honestly just thought it was another spell of high school love. It is almost crazy to think about how much the Lord has impacted our relationship over time, but He has known exactly what He was doing from day 1. The Lord is committed through the ups and the downs! I cannot imagine life without my precious Husband. I certainly cannot even imagine life and love without the Lord leading my path, and for that I am so thankful. From one blessing to another, the Lord continues to provide and I look forward to sharing the next 67 years with Tony Harper tackling the ups and downs of life and love.  

I thank my God every time I remember you. -Philippians 1:3

 

Father, I said till

Death do us part

I want to mean it

With all of my heart

Help me to love you

More than I love her

Then I know I can

Love her more

Than anyone else

And bring her in

Your presence today

Make her what

You want her to be

I pray to hear her heart

I pray she'll love you more

I pray to cherish and serve her

And we'll bring you glory today, I pray

Father, I said till

Death do us part

I want to mean it

With all of my heart

Help me to love you

More than I love him

Then I know I can

Love him more

Than anyone else

And bring him in

Your presence today

Make him what

You want him to be

Lord, help me love her

As you love the church, your bride

Help me submit to him

As I submit to you, my life

 

This is my prayer Amen

 

Tony and I have always loved Matthew West's When I Say I Do, but I think we may come to associate with Mark Waller's song more often. I cannot wait for my Husband to get home so he can listen! I hope you all have a wonderful afternoon! Until next time, happy blogging!