Monday, October 15, 2007

WEDDING

MY COUSIN GOT MARRIED SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It didn't turn out completelyhow we planned but at end of the day she got married and that's all that really matters.I missed half of the wedding because we were in such a rush,and my cousin (her brother)missed all of it because he thought his wife had brought the steamer when she didn't so he went to get it even though it was probably 6 which was when the wedding was to start so he shouldn't have gone.It was around 6:20 when it actually began and it went by so fast.I miss them so much because i hardly get to visit them.I luv them and now i have a new cousin.It's so much fun when i'm down there & i never want to leave.

1)Weeping may endure for a night,But joy comes in the morning.
-Psalm 30:5


God loves you, has great things in store for your marriage, and promises joy to you. All you have to do is receive it.
So determine to wake up with a new attitude in the morning and seize the new day God has given you. Those precious minutes when you first wake up could determine how the rest of your day goes.
It’s going to be a great day!



2)Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
-1 Samuel 30:6



In the Amplified Bible it says “But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”
David didn’t wait around for God or someone else to pick him up out of his depression. David encouraged himself by remembering God’s promises to him (that he would be king) and who he was (a child of God).
When we get in a funk, that’s what we need to do. We shouldn’t wait for someone else to help us feel better about ourselves or for that lightning bolt of encouragement from God!
Yes, definitely bring it to God by praying about it, but break out your Bible and find all of the scriptures you can on how much God loves you and how He has great things in store for you. Read them, write them down where you can see them, and say them out loud. Doing that on an ongoing basis will get God’s encouragement down into your heart, filling it up and pushing out those negative feelings. It’s certainly worked for me.


3)Letting our emotions lead us is a sure way to get out of the will of God.
We’re so used to doing or saying what we feel that we allow our emotions to control us without a second thought.
In the process of following where our “feelings” lead us, we begin veering away from God’s will. This then leads to many other negative consequences, including hurting those around us like our spouses, kids, friends, and coworkers.
Many times it gets us into trouble with people we don’t even know. Road rage would be a prime example of that.
Decisions should not be made on the basis of the negative emotions we are feeling.
That is especially true when it comes to dealing with another person. Damaged relationships can be hard to mend when one has been hurt by something another has said or done hastily in a moment of uncontrolled emotion.
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification
-Romans 14:19
So begin preparing now for how you’ll handle the next time you feel your emotions leading you to say or do something, that you will probably regret later. Instead ready yourself to take that road towards peace. Your relationships will be blessed by the effort.

4)The Bible says that marriage makes the two individuals into one. To be successful in the marital relationship, you need to spend time with your spouse.

“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one.”Mark 10:6-8 (NIV)
Take the time to get to know your spouse like you did when you were dating. Find out what their hopes, dreams, and aspirations are. Also, find out what their challenges and struggles are, so that you can be praying for them.
As you find yourself reconnecting and learning more about them, you’ll find yourself in a position to care for and love them increasingly every day.
God wants you to have a successful marriage, and having an intimate knowledge of who your spouse is is a big part of that.



GOTTA GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

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