January 4, 2009

• The Love Dare, Final Week

  We are nearing the end of this journey.  I've learned so much about myself.  My eyes have been opened to new ways to "tend" to our marriage.  Ways I wasn't aware of previously. 

  Are you having difficulties in your marriage?  We all do sometime or another and in one way or another.  Don't make the mistake of trying to work it out by yourself.  Get help!  Now!  There is nothing that will have a greater impact on your life than making your marriage work.  It's worth the investment.  No matter how great the sacrifice or how difficult the effort. 

  My husband has this verse on his business cards, "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."  Proverbs 15:22.  We've learned, in every area of life, this proves true. 

  Mighty sequoia trees tower hundreds of feet in the air and can withstand intense environmental pressures.  Lightning can strike them, fierce winds can blow, and forest fires can rage around them.  But the sequoia endures, standing firm, only growing stronger through the trials. 

  One of the secrets to the strength of the giant tree is what goes on below the surface.  Unlike many  trees, they reach out and interlock their roots with the sequoias around them.  Each becomes empowered and reinforced by the strength of the others.

  The secret to the sequoia is also a key to maintaining a strong, healthy marriage.  A couple that faces problems alone is more likely to fall apart during the tough times.  However, the ones who interlock their lives in a network of other strong marriages radically increase their chances of surviving the fiercest of storms.  It is crucial that a husband and wife pursue godly advice, healthy relationships, and experienced mentors.

  Why waste years of your life learning painful lessons when you could discover those same truths during a few hours of wise counsel?  Why not cross the bridges others have built?  Wisdom is more valuable than gold.  Not receiving it is like letting priceless coins pass through your fingers. 

  I dared you to finish and you almost have.  Now let's see this through "till death do us part".

   

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