God's Will?

So, right now our church (Crossroads Fellowship) is in a series following Samson. Samson is spoken about in the book of Judges, and our Small Group just happened to pick a study of the book of Judges to be our new Bible study! Crazy how life works like that. Or, maybe it's God's will!

But needless to say, it's helpful to be learning about some of the same things from more than one source. My personal choice for homework this week in our study was to pick a situation in my life that confused me and made me wonder why God put me through it, and reflect on it. My choice happens to be both of my previous divorces. What's that, you say, two(2), plural, divorces??? Yes, that’s right. 2! I was married first at 25 years old. My wife at the time was a great woman who had lived with her parents all her life and had put herself through a Private University by work study and scholarships. She graduated and I promoted to Sergeant with the Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice Institutional Division, which is a fancy way of saying the Texas State Prison System. Two years later, we were divorced and I was left saying, “what just happened?” About a year later I met another woman that I “fell” in love with and soon we were married. Two children and ten years later, I was divorced and left saying, “what just happened?”

I believe that, those were learning experiences for me that God knew I would need to prepare me for an actual Wife. My wife, Jessica, is the one God actually knew was meant for me. It took me going through the first two marriages to understand what it means to work through a marriage. It took the first two, for me to understand what I should expect from a wife. It took the first two for me to understand what it means to not just give up and quit when things get difficult. Life in general will throw some curves at you, even when things are great. Every marriage goes through its tough times, but its how the two of you bond together to respond to those tough times and do what it takes to ensure your family's future. I know that this marriage will last because my wife and I both care about our relationship with God first, our relationship second, and our family close behind.

I still need help, from God, from friends, from coworkers, each and every day. I’m not perfect and I don’t expect anyone else to be either, but without God, I don’t know how anyone can be happy or satisfied! Ever! I did not make God a priority during my first two marriages and there's the reason for them not working! Jess and I have made God the priority in our marriage and that’s why, no matter what, it is and will make it!

And that's God’s will, and that why things happen the way they do!!!

Until next time friends…