My life seems to revolve around stages. Sometimes my life is unbidden, and then other times I get frustrated because I am not systematized. At one point not to long ago I was upset for being too planned, my thoughts being, "I need to leave some room for the Holy Spirit to work here. I have my day so organized that there is no freedom for God to control my steps." In my world, routine is a necessary evil, for as the newness declines, routine must uphold. I have good intentions, but sometimes I make a grave for myself with my good intentions. All that to say we were going to try and blog everyday, but it seems already that the freshness seal has been broken, and it is already starting to be a chore. Oh how I'm guilty of letting that be the story of my walk with the Lord. But my walk is one area in which I will not compromise. The new must remain new! But compromising is something for which I have accelled. My heart yearns with the petition of the psalmist that the Lord would, "Restore to me the joy (or newness) of Thy salvation." All to often for me it ends there, and I forget about the second half of that verse. "and sustain me with a willing spirit." Oh that I would come to know the proper balance between the two: the new and the old, the restoring and the sustaining. For making my abode in either extreem is unhealthy. God restore my joy and sustain my spirit, keep me routine enough to be productive and spontaneous enough to be effective, amen!
O.K., now to the point of the blog! This is a picture of our new friends Jeff and Diane. On monday night we spent some time over their house eating dinner and playing a few friendly games of cards. All that to say, our conversation that night provoked my mind to spiral into some of the thoughts that were mentioned beforehand. All of us were sharing, with great joy, how God wrote our love stories as couples. It was such a blessing to take a stroll down memory lane, through the wonderful circumstances that brought Jody and I together. And as Jeff and Diane shared the events surrounding their courtship and marriage, I couldn't help but privately praise the Lord for restoring the newness of His bringing my wonderful bride into my life; and ask Him to continually sustain those thoughts that keep the fire burning for all the years that God allows us to be married.
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