Forever Beloved

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cherishing your vows challenge {coming in february}

for quite a while now, i’ve felt God nudging my heart just a bit.  when i would do my daily devotions, i just kept being led in the same direction.  i really felt as if He as calling me to do a series on marriage.  and the thought of that scared me to absolute death.  how could i ever write a marriage series?  wow, that is sure quite a daunting task.  but i figure if it’s something He wants me to do then i’m sure He’ll help me write it.  and with that said, here goes nothin’…..

february holds one of my fav days, valentines day. 

what better way to celebrate the month of love than cherishing our vows!!!
do you feel like your marriage could use a little spruce up? do you feel like you spend more time irritated at your husband than you do loving on him? do you feel like you truly spend your days honoring your husband? do you guard your heart every single day? do you feel like your relationship could use a little rekindling? maybe your bedroom time could use a little jazzing up? oh yeah, we’re going there! 
sometimes we need a little boost and renewal..and having friends along for the journey is just tons more fun!  this series is called “cherishing your vows”. i will make a post every saturday in february.  each week will have a devotional and a challenge for you to do in your home. here is the challenge and topic schedule for the month:
 i hope you’ll stop back on february 2 for the first post! link up and do the challenge along with me.
out for now
~kisses

the question that shocked me

last week i emailed a gal that i’ve had a few issues with in the past.  i figured it was a new year and God has been doing lots of work in this grudge-holding girls heart.  so i dropped her a nice little line just to let her know bygones are bygones and there are no grudges being held here.  the response i got back was certainly not what i had imagined.  it was filled to the top and overflowing with venom and anger.  my niceness had obviously fallen on deaf ears, which really made me sad.  but the most shocking part was what she closed the email with.  it left me sitting here, mouth gaping open, in absolute shock.  she actually questioned my Christianity.  actually, the exact statement was “and you call yourself a Christian”.

i was so absolutely offended that anyone would even question my Christianity or motives.  i was so upset by those 6 words, boy did they sting.  my first response was, of course, anger.  that’s what i’m best at (hence my verse of the year James 1:19).  i may or may not have had a knee-jerk reaction and started a response to her email that started with “how dare you question my Christianity”.  but then i stopped, took a deep breath, and deleted the response.

God knows my heart and He knows exactly what my relationship with Him is like.  and really, that’s all that matters.  i could take time to write her a long, drawn-out email that would do absolutely no good.  i am also fairly sure God would not want me to lower myself to their level with hitting below-the-belt comments.  so i’m going to let it  lie where it is.

i know it was said out of anger, and i take that at face value.  it was said for shock value and to achieve exactly what it did.  it was directly meant as an insult.  so how should i handle it?  rise above it and take the high road.  and know that God is doing great things in this angry girls heart ♥

out for now
~kisses

{semi} wordless wednesday

out for now
~kisses