Dedication & Celebration

 

If I could be granted one wish, it would be to love the Lord with perfect love and to have a humble and submitted heart towards Him.

He’s kept me alive.

He’s my best friend.

I’m so in love, I can’t find the words to express it…

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It’s been a few months since I last wrote a blog post.  We’ve been very busy traveling and adjusting to life in another hemisphere.  I’m full of joy to be with my family again, but I’ve been badly missing having quiet time to write out my thoughts and meditate on scripture.  Thankfully, so far my husband is thriving amidst this newest transition and I’m very impressed with him.

We look forward to celebrating our marriage with my friends and family who couldn’t make it to our wedding in Asia.  I’ve grown more and more deeply in love with Amith, and I am thankful to God for putting him in my life.  He’s one of the main people who has helped me through all the tough transitions I’ve been through these past few years.

Many couples like to have a “renewal of vows” after they’ve been married a while.  The thing is though, wedding vows never expire, so there’s no need to renew them.  What Amith and I are doing is simply celebrating our love and life together, as well as all that God has done for us.  It reminds me of that day in 2016 when I rededicated my life to Christ by choosing to be baptized again.  I’ve already been baptized and I’m saved by His grace, but I was thankful to have the opportunity to publicly declare once again that I have no regrets about serving Jesus.

I’m thankful to God for creating marriage and showing us this picture of His love.  I’m thankful that God’s always dedicated to us, especially through difficult changes in our lives.  Maybe I’m not always as dedicated in my heart as I should be to the Lord, but 2 Timothy 2:13 tells us,

“if we are faithless, he remains faithful—

for he cannot deny himself.”

I have many deep feelings to work through and come to terms with stemming from these travel and life changes, but I’m thankful to God for giving me strength, and for giving me my wonderful husband and family to help me through this time.   I’m thankful to Him for never forsaking me, even when I find myself feeling depressed or distracted.

That is definitely something to celebrate!

 

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”