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A Mismatched Marriage
When someone says that something is “mismatched” what words come to your mind? The first words that I thought of was wrong, or incompatible, but you know what? That isn’t necessarily true, though. What about when it comes to marriage?
So, on Saturday Ruben and I will celebrate our six-year anniversary. I am astounded at how fast time has gone by already. Our marriage was one of those that you hear about on tv, but hardly ever see or meet the couple in real life. When we tell people we met on the internet we are usually faced with the typical oh? or hmm…
These past six years have taught me much about myself and made me even more thankful for my Ruben. He completes me! I am the more free-spirited one, and he is the nerd, he needs help loosening up, and I need help reigning in. We have different tastes in music, movies, and tv shows, but we still find common ground, and sometimes, sometimes I like the things he listens to, Â but don’t tell him I said that 😉
Marriage is not a fifty-fifty relationship it is one hundred percent from both of you. You have to give it your all to make it work! The Lord knew the areas in my life that I needed to be molded and made more into the likeness of Him and my spouse had helped challenge me. Here are Six things that Six years of marriage has taught me:
- Life is not about me it’s about the Lord and how we can Glorify and serve Him together through our marriage and family.
- Contentment When things don’t go my way I need to accept that and not get mad. This is still a painful lesson for me!
- Listen more I love when we get a moment to sit down together and listen to each others hearts and what our days entailed. I know that I can take over a conversation sometimes, and I am learning to sit and listen to my husband when he pours his heart out to me.
- Patience is a virtue and one that I am always working on. I am a go-getter, when I want to do something, I do it. Ruben is not, he thinks through things before he acts on them. I am thankful for his patience and have learned much from him.
- Be in the Word daily! When I study the Word, my responses toward my husband and children are more patient and understanding. I am a better wife and mother when I am immersed in God’s Word.
- Respect- How do we talk to our husbands in public and private? Do we build him up, or tear him down? Our words are so powerful! Be careful with how you use them.
When I was single, I had a dream of what the perfect life would be like when I got married. My dream is nothing like reality; it’s better! I am thankful for the Lord and how He intervened in my dreams and made them better than I ever could have imagined. I wouldn’t trade any of it, ever!
120 One-Word Writing Prompts
Ever get stuck with what to write about? Me too! I love using one-word writing prompts to inspire and challenge me to write more. I made a list of 120 words that you can use to help you write more. The fun part with one-word writing prompts is that everyone has a different interpretation for each one. What will you write about next?
1. Sometimes
2. Believe
3. Gratitude
4. Love
5. Music
6. Trust
7. Tradition
8. Snow
9. Hope
10. White
11. Adorable
12. Pattern
13. Red
14. Dance
15. Captive
16. Watch
17. Flee
18. Alarm
19. Dying
20. Fan
21. Seek
22. Past
23. Short
24. Reflection
25. Coffee
26. Sun
27. Breathtaking
28. Movie
29. Hands
30. Laugh
31. Honesty
32. Home
33. Travel
34. Water
35. Two
36. Wonderful
37. Beauty
38. Blessing
39. Warm
40. Chocolate
41. Blanket
42. Stars
43. Darkness
44. Light
45. Simple
46. Past
47. Fall
48. Blue
49. Eyes
50. Sadness
51. Brick
52. Style
53. Fault
54. Forgiveness
55. Suitcase
56. Dreams
57. Ocean
58. Purple
59. Grace
60. Fire
61. Toys
62. Riddle
63. Open
64. World
65. Yearn
66. Year
67. New
68. Hunger
69. Formula
70. Willpower
71. Genetic
72. Mother
73. Father
74. Heartache
75. Thirsty
76. Milk
77. Smelly
78. Ice
79. Crying
80. Sleep
81. Friendship
82. Book
83. Dare
84. Fruit
85. Owl
86. Scream
87. Yellow
88. Disobedience
89. Path
90. River
91. Stand
92. Horizon
93. Energy
94. Hero
95. Vision
96. Collect
97. Story
98. Leaves
99. Target
100. Photograph
101. Write
102. Listen
103. Swim
104. Simple
105. Blue
106. Terminal
107. Fly
108. Wind
109. Bird
110. Nest
111. Eye
112. Eavesdrop
113. Flood
114. Growl
115. Rain
116. Sugar
117. Shadow
118. Monster
119. Angry
120. Number
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Theology and Anxiety
**These were my notes from Todd Friels DVD titled: Anxiety- The Biblical Cure**
What do the two of these have to do with each other? Actually, a lot! If you are not sound in your theology, then you won’t have a correct view of God, which will lead you to be anxious. Theology is the study of God, and when we study God’s Word and really get to know Him and his love, goodness, and grace then we will understand and be able to trust more. How can we put our faith and trust in someone we don’t even know?
When we are engulfed in the things of this world, then our mind will be overtaken by those things rather than the Word of God. Our thoughts drive our emotions, and when we think about worldly things, then we have worldly emotions. But because I know the Truth of God’s Word it has changed my thinking and focus on Him instead of myself.
When we have a correct and sound understanding of the one true God our thoughts will not be on things of this world, but things above. Churches have traded in sound doctrine for entertainment and pleasure, instead of preaching God’s Word we decided that we would rather focus on pleasing each other. The Lord must be in FULL control of our lives He must be the engine that is running us, not the world.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
-Psalm 119:105
Which path are you on?
- Jesus, Bible, Truth> Faith> Thinking> Emotions> Actions> Emotions
- World, Devil, Lies, Self> Faith (self)> Emotions> Thinking> Actions > Emotions
Let me leave you with a final thought from Todd Friel:
Knowing that the Bible is the word of God and not man should give someone great confidence when they read about who God is and, in this particular context, what He says about anxiety and worry. These are not just helpful thoughts based upon mans ideas but are God’s divine revelation to us. Because of that, everything God says is completely reliable. It is absolute truth. This should bring great encouragement to the anxious heart and peace to the worrier.
Dealing With Anxiety
So my post the other day provoked a lot of passion. I received lots of stories and messages of comfort from individuals. But, I need to follow up with you and not just leave you all hanging; I want to give you some support and with the Lord’s guidance, help you. I don’t want you to commiserate with me and feel bad about yourself for having this disorder. I want you to do something and take charge of it! Anxiety is something that we need to fight continually day in and day out. But we need to fight it with words of truth, God’s Word not the wisdom of the “world”. When we let the things of this world overtake us and our thinking it’s easy for our minds and thoughts to wander.
I used to watch the news but had to stop because it was exceeding my thoughts and making me anxious about everything and everyone around me. Once I deleted those pages and apps from my life, I could focus better on the important matters at hand rather than the sit and worry all day. Garbage in garbage out!
I know how easy it is to use this disorder as a “crutch” of some sort. We like to blame our shortcomings on it and use it to get out of situations we know will not be easy for us. We need to face our fears and do things we don’t like to do! Once we put ourselves in situations that make us anxious, it will get easier.
Isaiah 41:10- “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Memorize God’s Word and His truth and repeat those to yourself daily, preach the Gospel to yourself, and have someone close to you to encourage you. It can be so debilitating when we are told that we don’t have enough faith, or we need to do XYZ then we will be “cured” of Anxiety. Anxiety is a battle that many people struggle with and telling them they need to have more faith is counterproductive.
If someone close to you struggles with Anxiety, please come beside them and give them the Truths from the Bible, tell them how much you love them, and tell them you will pray for them and then pray for them!