Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration
Look what I saw while visiting San Antonio Texas? Pumpkins really do turn into Cinderella carriages and believe or not there are “Happily ever after stories”.
If the mind of a fantasy pen can script a romantic coach out of a pumpkin then surely the Hand of the Master Potter, who is love and the creator of love, can mold a “Happily Ever After Story” out of broken lives.
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A young 19 year old girl while serving in the Women’s Royal Air Force in England and based at R.A.F. Hereford, which was the School of Catering for the Royal Air Force, met her destiny. With a base of 7000 men and only 200 women she was never shy of a date but as yet had not met her Mr. Right. Every 6 weeks there would be a new class of potential chefs brought in for training. At a fall dance on the base she won a twisting contest and met one of those trainees who not only won the same contest for the guys but also won her heart. From that night they saw each other most evenings for the next few weeks until his training was over and he had to return to his base on the other side of England.
This is where our story takes a turn as she waits to meet her Knight in Shining Armor at the canteen on the base to say goodbye as he is leaving Hereford the next day. Much to her embarrassment he doesn’t show and stands her up for all their friends to see.They try to console her but her anger overcomes her hurt.
The next morning at breakfast she had to sit in a different dining room as she was permanent staff and he had to sit in the trainee’s dining room. He sees her as she gets up to leave but doesn’t have the courage to face the tearful hurt in her eyes. He lets her walk away to a life without him as he boards the bus to take him hundreds of miles away.
But as Providence would have it, it was Valentine weekend, and to her chagrin she had already mailed him a Valentine card which of course she could not retrieve. When he receives her card back at his base he decides to take the risk to write and try to explain. His excuse for standing her up was that he didn’t want to have to say goodbye. Now who would ever buy that reasoning? Well she did and they have been married now for fifty two years!
That Valentine day was 55 years ago and John and I are still thanking God every February 14th. for His providence in our lives through the card that saved the day and our destiny in each other’s lives.
Psalm 78:41 Don’t limit the Holy One of Israel
CHALLENGE: Never underestimate the Providence of God in your life!
This month I am sharing some wisdom we can sow into others’ relationships from the lessons we have learned during our 52 years of marriage. I have already shared how intimate communication is essential to a meaningful marriage.
1. Always keep the lines of communication open and meaningful.
Now today I want to stress the importance of:-
2. Keep the spark of romance alive.
It has been said, and rightly so, that “the couple who prays together stays together”, but may I also add to that “the couple who dances together stays together” I think it may be the fact that you are doing something together where you are actually holding each other, so perhaps it is the romance and the touching. A great Valentine movie to get you motivated is “Shall We Dance”.
Just do SOMETHING romantic together!
John Eldredge explains it better in his book “Love and War” Page 176
John writes “ I was eavesdropping on a conversation between two couples, both empty nesters about what it’s like when the kids are gone:
One of the couples said ‘It’s wonderful! We have more time for Bible Study.’ Bible Study? ! Are you crazy?
The other couple said. ‘We get to walk around the house naked and make love whenever we want!’ One of these couples is far closer to Eden than the other, and it ain’t the one with the concordance on the nightstand!”
One of the most romantic things John and I ever did together was flying to Paris for dinner after John’s retirement. Now you don’t have to be so extravagant to be romantic.
During the summer we will often just have a romantic dance around our patio.
Remember it’s not what you spend or where you go but rather who you are with.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 2 Corinthians 1:3
During the month of February I want to address some issues that can make or break the covenant of marriage because I believe this union is close to the heart of God and a witness to the world of the mysterious union of Christ and His church according to Ephesians 5:31-32
What has kept us together for over 50 years? What wisdom can we sow from the lessons of our lives into others’ relationships?
It has been said that you can measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange. After over 50 years of marriage I’ve learned that open deep communication is an essential part of intimacy. Not just surface words to break the silence but meaningful words that come from the unashamed naked depth of your innermost being. That is the only way we see into our spouse’s heart for as Luke 6:45 tells us “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”