And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
~Jude 1:22, 23Writing on Marriage
Written by: MILDRED HUFF on 5-12-05 to encourage any one in God's Work, because we are running out of time. JESUS IS COMING SOON.
Marriage is a life time institution created by God. For better, for worse, for richer ,for poorer, in sickness, and in health. All of these will be tested some times in your marriage, here are some things that will help you have a better marriage (you can have a happy one):
1. Put Christ first in your life and then each other., have a devotion time together daily.
2. Be willing to forgive. If something happens during the day that hurts you or makes you mad, be willing to sit down and talk about it .A lot of marriages have ended because the couples could not communicate.
3. Don't ever become too friendly with another man or another woman because your mate does not know what you are thinking. It might be an innocent conversation, but it can cause a lot of hurt and disappointment in your marriage.
4. Be willing to admit you are wrong. No one is right all the time.
5. The wife is to be the keeper of the home ( Titus 2:5 ) but if her husband chooses to help her, that's great, too, because her work is never done.
6. God gave the woman a very special place in the marriage: to be by her husband's side and be willing to go and do whatever God calls him to do. That's not always easy to do either. Always encourage him. There will be times when you will need to encourage each other.
7. Share in the responsibility of the children. A child needs instruction and correction from both parents. ( not at the same time now )
8. Be faithful to God's calling for you whether it be
A. Pastor of a church
B. An evangelist
C. A missionary
All of these are great callings from God. But all three are different in ways, but basically working toward the same goal-getting people saved and teaching them God's word.
A. For instance, a pastor gets his salary from the church. If it is a small church, he might need to work for a while. A pastor has to deal with church problems, such as people getting mad or hurt ( many times over nothing ). One of the hardest things to deal with is people living in open sin. Any of these can cause a pastor and his wife a lot of heartache. He has to pray for God's guidance on what to do with these matters ( you may have some of this in mission work). These problems start some times with people that seem to love you the most. Occasionally the pastor is wrong and he causes himself problems. How ever, any of this can destroy a church if the people are not willing to pray and do the right thing. We need the church to support all the other works God calls people to do.
B. The evangelist has been called the " the preacher with a suitcase " A missionary has been called that too. The evangelist travels all the time as we know and he must be away from his family a lot, unless they can travel with him. Some of them start a meeting on Sunday and goes through Wednesday so he can be with his family the rest of the week. He prays to be a blessing to every church and pastor, seeing people saved and the church revived
C. A missionary requires living in a different country, learning another language too. Leaving family and friends behind, that becomes mixed emotions. But God's grace is sufficient. ( I am living proof of that )
D. Most of the time they don't eat beans and potatoes either .(it could be raw meat) I lived in that situation also. But when the Lord says go that's what we do, the work He calls you to do no one else can do it, because He has designed it for you .Just like God called Moses with the children of Israel. But ,oh the FAITH and courage He gives and the perfect peace for being in His will is worth it all.
The rewards are great for being in any of these special callings from God.
Stay with the OLD PATHS, MODESTY AND GOD'S WORD: THE KJV. AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE.
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