What does Marriage mean to you?

A marriage is a covenant. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? A covenant is a solemn contract, oath, bond, agreement, promise. It's a law. You are promised to someone for the rest of your life. You are dedicated to another person. You are supposed to cherish that person. You don't lust after another person. I didn't realize the concept of that. I didn't realize what that meant.

A marriage is forever or until one dies. Have you ever heard of a person in a marriage dieing and the other is so sad that they pass shortly after. That's love, that's true love. that's dedication.

I love my wife. I love her with all my heart and all my soul. I hate being away from my family. I hate missing time from them. That's days, weeks, months, years that I can not get back. In the Military it comes with the territory. We signed up for that.

Would you die for your spouse or your significant other. The Bible says love your wife as God loves the Church. Can you fathom that? How do we love our wife as much as God loves the Church? How do we do that?

I'm not trying to toot my own horn, but I have learned so much in the last few months. I feel like s sponge. I want to soak these things up. I want to grow spiritually. I feel like I am thirsting for knowledge. I enjoy blogging. It feels like it sets me free in a way. Maybe I can help someone along the way, maybe I can inspire someone along the way.

Anyway think of what marriage means to you. I think we take it for granted. I know I did. Marriage should be a big deal. We shouldn't go into it lightly. It's for the rest of your life. For better or worse, sickness and in health. Until the next time I feel inspired.

God works in mysterious ways

First of all, God works in mysterious ways, we all know that. I was stationed with someone I will call "Greg" at Spangdahlem in Germany. And Greg kept telling me that I should go to church with him one Sunday and I kept blowing him off and he would keep saying go to church with me and I kept saying yeah maybe next time. Anyway, he leaves Germany and gets stationed some where else and I leave Spangdahlem and get orders to Kunsan AB Korea. Well, I am looking for someone that I know at my new assignment. I am looking at every single name under e-mail that is assigned to that base and our career field and low and behold there he is. He is the only person that I know out of our whole career field and I have deployed before a few times and I have been to 5 differant bases not including this one. Anyway, I get to Kunsan and I start going to church and we start hanging out again. And I truly believe that Greg is a god send.

I was sent here to get kicked around by the holy spirit and to open my self, my heart and my life up to Jesus. I am so thankful for this experience. I needed to get back on track. I needed to jumpstart my life. I have met the most awesome people in my life here.

If we just let God into our lives and love him and worship him great things will happen in our lives. It's hard to do sometimes but just give him your problems and have faith that he knows best and see what happens.

Now I have a vision. I know what I need to do and I pray that God gives me the strength and the wisdom to accomplish my goals. I have been listening to Matt Chandler's sermons on line and he is an amazing preacher. God is working inside me via Matt Chandler. I am just very thankful for this experience and I want to say thanks Greg for everything, YOU ROCK!

DISCLAMIER: The people in this blog may or may not be ficticous and you may or may not know them.

Being a Christian

Last night an obnoxious drunk guy smarted off to everyone in the room and instead of turning the other cheek and not saying anything, like I should have. I smarted off to him, with a smart ass laugh. We exchanged pleasantries for a minute or so and the intoxicated person decided it was time to leave and find more alcohol.

Sometimes it is difficult being a christian. It's almost like we have to be perfect. We are not perfect, but we have to strive for perfection. Yes there are things each of us can work on or be better at. It's a never ending cycle.

Being a christian husband is especially hard. I know I struggle with that now. I have to work on being a nice person even if my spouse is not being very nice to me.

What I am trying to say is the next time someone makes you angry and you think you want to exchange words with them, bite your tongue, or take a deep breath. As "Happy Gilmore" did, go to a happy place, and be a better person, be an example for others to follow. So be nice to someone today. Just like in the movie "Pay it forward". You never know maybe we will start a domino effect. So be kind today, it is Christmas Day.

Taking little things for granted

Well folks, the holidays are fast approaching as we are separated from loved ones, but we have each other. Let's not forget that. I was over at a friends room the other day and he was talking to his spouse and it made me long for having a conversation with my significant other even if we didn't really talk about anything. I listened in just so I could maybe figure out what to talk about with my wife. I miss having a 15 minute conversation with her. Everyone that has someone to talk to don't take it for granted. We take some of the smallest things for granted like holding hands. What I would give to be able to hold my wife's hand. A hug would be awesome or to hold her in my arms...don't take it for granted.

I remember we used to tell each other good night every single night, even if I was deployed. I wouldn't go to sleep until we did that. We would text each other on our cell phones. It's the little things.

I went to get a haircut the other day and you know how they cut your hair and then an attendant will come grab your hand and give it a message. Her hands were so soft, just a simple thing like a touch we may take for granted. Also, a persons smell, or getting up and having breakfast with you family. So if you have someone in your life that you care about, tell them you love them cause you never know how much time we have left with our loved ones.

I guess what I am trying to say this holiday season is just don't take your loved ones for granted. Tell them you love them.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year