Baptism

On June 15,2012,i had the amazing privilege of marrying the most wonderful woman I've ever known. We began our relationship with a common goal, to base our marriage completely around God. Marriage being the most important relationship God created, He used His Son, Jesus, and the Church as a model. At our wedding ceremony, just as Jesus humbled Himself to serve the church, I humbled myself, knelt down, and washed my wife's feet. A public display of humility and servitude towards the woman that I declared my love to. Over the course of our marriage, we have loved each other, praised God through thick and thin, and strived to learn and live as biblically as possible. With all that, we decided to be baptized together. A very special moment. I went first, and went to stand to the side as my wife went. Little did I know the pastor would ask me to join her in the water, to assist in the baptism. He simply said could do that now. At that moment, this special moment just exploded with symbolism and was a moment to be cherished deeply. To have my wife, the woman I lift to God in my prayers, in my arms as she was being baptized was..... indescribable. I was honored to do this for her. In doing so, the pastor "had a moment" before we got out of the water, as well as many in the congregation. I knew we had something special, and with the amount of people who approached us afterwards, others do too. I am blessed to have her as my wife. And we are blessed to be backed by an making God.

End Times

I watched a YouTube video today that was very interesting, calling out Barack Obama as the antichrist. Using two verses in particular, Luke 10:18 and Isaiah 14:14,and translating the president's name to come to this conclusion. The pronunciation of Barack is similar to the Hebrew or Aramaic word for the term lightening, while O is combining the word with heights. Translation to old language is pronounced close to Bama. End result of translation, Barack Obama equals lightening from the heights. We associate the heavens with being above the clouds which is what satan said he was ascending to in Isaiah. Makes sense, and while I can't debunk this, I can't really disagree either. During his presidency, Obama has manage to deteriorate and demoralize our nation as a whole. He has made us look weak and foolish to our peers and our enemies. If we look at recent events in the world, and watch John Hagee's Blood Moon sermon, this is definitely looking more and more like the end times than ever. It is not going to get better, I'm afraid. But I am thankful for the forgiveness and salvation that Jesus has gifted me with. When worse turns into worst, we will have ascending to our eternal home with Jesus Christ.

Our Wife is the Church

Many men in today's society do not understand the task they had taken on when they joined their wife in marriage. Many men do not understand how we are suppose to treat our wives. See, a model was created a long, long time ago. That model simulates Jesus and the church. Our wives are in the position of the church. Men, we have the role of Jesus. When we look at how we are doing, passing or failing, well, we are failing and doing it miserably. We are suppose to love and cherish our wives above and beyond anything on this earth. We, as men, we're designed as superior, so that we could be inferior. So that we could take ourselves and put our wives in front of us, take care of her, massage her feet, play with her hair, whatever it is that she may need. See, while our wives are in the role of the church, we are in the role as Jesus. Many people think, "Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Look. We look at our wives daily but think not of putting them first. We don't think to ask her what we could do for her. I said earlier we were failing. Yes. But we don't even know why. Fear is why we fail. We are too afraid to be the men God is calling us to be as husbands. We are too afraid to kneel down and become inferior to our wives to serve her needs. It's OK. We can fix this. See, Adam was given a mate and her name was Eve. Adam didn't get it right back then either and allowed Eve to be fooled by the devil. The devil is sneaky and convinced Eve to pull Adam into the same trap. All because Adam wasn't the man he needed to be at the right moments. That's the short story. There was another man that was brought unto this earth later. His name was Jesus. He lived a life of service to His people and still serves His children today. He is King, yet He bows down to serve us. He, in His power, could bring havoc when we do wrong and be bitter towards us. But, see, He is a perfect gentlemen. When we fall, He falls at our side to pick us up. He dusts us off and He always listens when we pray. So look at your wife and ask yourself whether you want serve her like Adam served Eve, or do you want to love cherish and serve her the way Jesus does His church?

Appreciate Her

Appreciate her. Commonly misconcieved by the men of today's time. Our wives have a tough task on their hands. Housework is tough, managing finances is tough, and putting up with us is probably even tougher. In many aspects, our wives have it tougher than we do. I mean, most of us get up, go to work, come home and go to sleep. Completely overlooking the things our wives had done for the day, not to mention the mental battles she may have faced. Men have tendency to be consumed with the rest of the world of working and sports and so forth that we neglect our wives. Appreciate her. Think about all the things she does for the sake of us and the relationship. Compare that to what we do and you will see we are a little behind in that category. Show your appreciation to her for the things she does. It will make her day. When she has a bad day, let her lean on you. If she needs to cry, give her a tissue and an embrace so she feels safe. The little things she does, lipstick, makeup, hair, notice them. And complement her. All these things I say because if we as husbands do not appreciate our wives for the great people they are, they begin to feel empty. Then emptiness needs to be filled. That's our job men. We made that vow to our wives. Stop slacking.

Common Ground....

No two people are going to be absolutely compatible. No two will always see eye to eye. We won't always like the same things. Take my wife and I. She likes shopping for designer bags and wallets while I prefer car shows. If I attended all the car shows alone and she always shopped alone, that would create a gap, a distance. So, while I may look funny doing so, I will shop for bags with her and she will attend car shows even though she doesn't really care about the cars. We are together. The point is we are to reach out to find a togetherness whether it is doing something we like or not. Give and take... Sacrifice. If men would make a little more effort in doing this the women will probably follow suit. Two people don't have to look the same or act the same or like all the same things to be a great couple. But there has to be a connection. That's why it's a couple, and not two singles.

Touch Her!

Hey everybody. Sorry I'm behind again. We were gearing up for a spiritual retreat this past weekend. It was great! Last time I prompted everyone to jot a note a day, just a little something you love about your wife. Hopefully you kept them, or they are branded into your memory. Guys, those things that we love about our wives, they need to be acted upon. We need to show our wives the affection they deserve, aim for her attractions, and let her know you appreciate her. Even the slightest affection can go a long way. It's warm, it's comforting, and I'm willing to bet if you would take the time to do it, both parties will not only benefit, but will want more of it. We live today in a whirlwind... and many times we overlook the fact that we need to do certain things to nurture our marriage. Not just sex. A marriage is so much more than that. This week I want to challenge you guys. Make eye contact with her this week in passing. Reach for her hand, maybe even give her a pat on the butt!!!! Hold hands when you're walking across the parking lot. When she has her back turned, touch the small of her back and whisper in her ear. Randomly tell her you love her, and why. If she wants to talk, make time and open up and listen. When you sleep, intertwine legs, or fingers, or just make some sort of skin contact. Hug her. Kiss her. Let her know what she is worth to you and always make time for her. Combine many small things, it will build something huge. I promise.

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Jot a Note!!!!!

Hey guys. I'm a little behind this week and I do apologize. This week I wanted to give every husband a challenge. Everyday, I want you to log into Facebook, write in a notebook, or place a note in your phone, think of one thing a day about your spouse. Has to be genuine and something different each day. Think back to your our love was fresh and it seems the two of you were always on top of the world, what changed? Time. Things erode. But unlike some things that erode, when effort is placed on our relationships, they can shift. They CAN be rebuilt. Life is too short to waste time on bitterness over some stupid little spat. Why be angry for days over something as small as laundry not being done or forgetting to do something? That is time wasted. As a couple, every issue needs to be dissolved in a very timely fashion, with no bitterness, and both parties move forward afterwards. Men, our wives are unique and fragile pieces of craftsmanship. We need to be careful of our words spoken to them in the heat of a dispute, even if she is being hot headed. It's hard. Anyway, back to the challenge. Take time for the next six or seven days to have some quiet time. Think about her with no bitterness, no negatives. Write about her. Share it with her when you feel comfortable. Women want us to have this side of us but many men do not think it's manly. WHATEVER! This couldn't be further from the truth.

Remember, she was created for us and from us as well. We need to nurture her and respect her. Serve her and lead her. She is the gift given to us by God. Thank you and God bless y'all.

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