Seven

We just had the privilege of celebrating 7 years of marriage. So hard to believe all that God has done in our lives the last 7 years. From meeting over 10 years ago at an Embry Riddle Chi Alpha service to now co-pastoring Chi Alpha at Arizona State to 3 children later... the Lord has been so good to us and has taken us on quite the adventure!

"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4

As a young Christian I would read this verse and think that if I wanted something badly enough that God would know and He would just give me my "desires" (kinda like a genie in the bottle kind of god). I didn't really take into consideration the first part of the verse or think about what it meant to "take delight in the Lord..".

Delight- (Noun):

1. a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture.

2. something that gives great pleasure.

I am blown away at how God has blessed me beyond my wildest imaginations... As I have learned (and am continuing to learn... since the learning never does end, eh?) how to find my pleasure, enjoyment, my everything in my relationship with God ... He makes me more like Him and the things He cares about, I begin to care about... the things that grieve His heart begin to grieve my heart. That when I truly find my delight in the things of God... His desires are my desires.

Amazing that a perfect God can take our hearts of stone and reform them and make them more like His!

God knows exactly what/who we need in our lives! Shawn and I are so thankful that the Lord brought our paths together...for the way He divinely intervened in our lives. As we set out with such different plans and thought we knew what it was we wanted and what our "desires" were... God stepped in.

Someone once told me "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans". I am not sure if He laughs or not ... but I have definitely learned that even my best plans pale in comparison to God's plans for me!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:20

I am excited to see what the future holds for our family! I am confident that as we continue to take delight in the things of God and spend our lives wisely for His Kingdom... He will continue to amaze us!

As a single female I was challenged to think about this question regarding marriage.

"Can the two of you together do more for the Lord than you can on your own?"

I can answer that question, with gratitude and all glory to God, with a huge YES!!! :)