25 Years of Bliss...

Hi .Wanted to share with you the fact that my beautiful wife and I are married 25 years tomorrow. We have had our highs and our lows, but we have stayed uncompromised in our committment to each other for these past years.
Having married young we had time to grow together through the various stages of our development as individuals on a path of destiny.
So, what does it take to arrive 25 years down the line with your marraige intact, 3 amazing children and still vibrant enough to pursue dreams and visions together as a team?

Besides, our unshakeable faith in Christ and His promises in His Word-without Him and His Word being the final authority for your marraige, life, finances and everything else you have no foundation for anything in your life- and a uncompromised decision to never even entertain the thought of failure ie. divorce, ever; there is the simple principle of ...COMPANIONSHIP!

When your hot passions for one another seem to leave out the back door because of pressure and stress and "gravity" seems to take over and disfigure that gorgeous body of yours, so that you don't feel as attractive as you did before, what then? Well then, we are great friends.

If your wife is not your best friend difficult times will reveal it.
King Solomon said that:
a man who has friends(a lover) must show himself friendly;
that a lover loves (to have affection for [sexually or otherwise])at all(all,any and every) times(continually);
faithful are the wounds(-dings) of a friend;
that as ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel;
don't relinquish, refuse, fail or forsake your friend;
as iron sharpens iron so a friend sharpens the countence of each other.

A friend is someone you can spend time with, not say a word and still feel comfortable. True friends will be found standing with you in your good times as well your bad. It needs no support other than the fact that there is a deep committment to the relationship and to each other. Friends seem to complement each other, so that the strengths of one support the weaknesses of the other.

When your children leave home, or the world seems to abandon you, or you just need to be understood, a friend, your friend, the friendship that you have invested in above all other human friendships, is the one that will be there for you.

Many couples get to their mid-life and discover that their spouse is not their best friend and intimate partner. But when from early, from today, you make it a priority to be a friend, you will discover that friendship still has great rewards.
Let your spouse be you friend.
Here's praying that there will be many whole, Godly, intimate marraige friendships around the world.

"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there."

— Zig Ziglar

A Mission Statement

Last night I did something that I never really thought was necessary before, I did an exercise of writing out a personal mission statement for myself. It was a very interesting exercise revealing some of my hearts priorities for the next year that I need to ponder, make part of me and begin to take action upon.
A mission statement should take into account values that define you and how you express that value from day-to-day.
From those choose the top 3 ranked in order.
Then lay out 5 goals based on those top 3 actions, for the next year.
Include a financial goal for the year as well.
Now write that out in 1 or 2 sentences.
That is your mission statement.
God wants us to be good stewards of our time and resources. By defining your next year with a m.s. you will be able to focus your time on that which matters the most ie. you begin to set priorities for your time and resources. This keeps you focused when there is a temptation to get side-tracked or distracted.
So many things compete for our time that oftentimes we can find ourselves caught up in a web of busy-ness that just is full of 'things' to keep us away from accomplishing what we dream about. This breeds fustration and stress.
And King Solomon said,"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,.." Proverbs 12:25
A mission statement will keep you focused on what is important to you.
Be Strong!