You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
-Psalm 32:7
God is a keeper. He is a preserver. He is a restorer and a repairer. As I look at photos and videos from my hometown I can see that God is a keeper. Roads have been washed away. Homes have been flooded. Cars have been submerged and abandoned. Yet, other than loss of power and minor property damage, my loved ones are safe. Hurricane Matthew has been a great reminder that God is a shelter in the time of storm. I thought of the great keeping power of God so much this weekend as I watch my husband serve. I remember early in my marriage desiring that my husband would go to church with me. I remember praying that we would be able to serve together, and that he would develop a thriving and personal relationship with God. I remember the many acts of manipulation and foolery I did to try to make him do what I thought he should do. I am so glad that I didn't push him away. It would be easy for me to say that I have always been the perfect one. After all, I have been in relationship with the Lord for years, but that would not be true. Yet, God, has kept us. This weekend I watched my husband get up early to go serve the women at church. I watched him take a nap so that he could get back up later to check on some minor flooding that was happening at the church. I have watched him over the last few months call and encourage men to come out and fellowship. I have seen him minister to men who were lost and hurting. I have witnessed him becoming the man that God created him to be. All of this happened without my interference other than praying and believing. What is my point? God is a keeper. Even in the midst of external challenges God has not just kept my marriage, but He has blessed it. He has kept John and I together, and He has grown us through the process. It is my belief that He can keep you and your marriage as well. That is why I am so passionate about marriage in the body of Christ. I know first hand that God can do amazing things if we submit to Him. Whatever you may be facing today know that God is able to keep you. He is able to restore you. He is able to grow and strengthen you. If you and your spouse are willing participants, God is able to take your marriage to an amazing level. The challenge, if you are willing to accept it, is to cast your care upon the Lord--pray and trust Him--and leave it there. Let God keep you. Let Him be God, and you be His willing servant. He is a keeper!
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