1. "And He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure." Isaiah 33:6 ESV
2. "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency is all things at all times, you may abound in every good work." 2 Corinthians 8:9 ESV
3. "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4 ESV
4. "Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed His name." Malachi 3:16 ESV
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5. "Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." Hebrews 10:35-36 ESV
My family got on the road at 4am yesterday to come take care of the girls so Mark and I could go to the Focus on Marriage simulcast. It was awesome. All of the speakers' messages were excellent, Gary Thomas, Gary Smalley, Del Tackett, my girl Beth Moore, and John Trent. Some of the highlights....
Gary Thomas talked about people viewing their spouses the way God does, as HIS children. Husbands, treat your wife the way you would want someone to treat your daughter, because your wife is GOD'S daughter.
Gary Smalley talked about the fact that we CAN NOT change our spouse. We can't do it and it's not our job to do it. We need to focus on ourselves and our own hearts. As branches alone we are helpless and fruitless, but when we are connected to the Vine we can produce good fruit and thrive.
Beth Moore shared her story of marriage. She also talked about expectations and letting good be good, instead of focusing of good not being great. She pleaded with couples to stick it out, hang on tight. She shared about moments in her life, the weddings of her and Keith's children and the births of their grandchildren, that make all the work worthwhile.
Del Tackett focused on creation, and marriage from the perspective of creation. He compared the family to the trinity. VERY GOOD. His theme was relationships, that relationships are everything. In the garden, before they took Jesus away, He prayed for the Father to take this cup from him if it be his will. Del shared that he thinks the reason for Jesus' agony was the broken relationship, the separation from God the Father and the Holy Spirit, he would have to take on during the crucifixion in order for the wrath of God to be satisfied.
John Trent talked about the 2 degree difference. How we can make small changes that have big results.
I forgot to bring my camera so I could share pics with you. Focus on the Family announced that they will be doing a similar simulcast on Nov. 7 called Focus on Parenting.
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