Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary. As I looked at the devotion I wrote for that special day last year, "Many Waters Cannot Drench Love", I realized that I wouldn't say anything any differently this year, so with very little change, I'm reposting it.
This message is for singles, newlyweds, and veterans alike - for God's love can give anyone hope and make all things new.
But we've also seen the births of two beautiful sons, and have since watched them grow like weeds until I am now the shortest one in the house. We've grown and matured. What didn't break us up made us stronger. And now, after fourteen years together, that man still makes my heart beat faster when he walks into the room, and when he flashes that million dollar smile at me, he takes my breath away.
That kind of lasting love doesn't just happen. And we can't take any credit for it. It's the result of a God-ordained union. You can't go through what we've been through and still be together and in love unless God is all up in it.
When you ask God to unite you with your mate He prepares both of you so that when you meet you will be worthy of one another. He'll continue to mature you so that you can go through life's trials together without folding. And He'll preserve the romance if you let Him. That's why I can say after all this time that I don't just still love him, I'm still in love with Him. It's the kind of love that makes people say that we still act like newlyweds.
That kind of love only comes from God. Whether you're praying for a mate or already have one and just want a stronger, more loving marriage, pray for that kind of love. Because it will last. It will endure trials, storms, tragedy, and loss. It will have you holding hands walking in the park on your fiftieth anniversary. Waters can't drench it and rivers can't drown it.
Lord, I thank You for my husband, and my marriage. I thank You for the years we've been together, and I pray that You allow us many more. I thank You for the family You've blessed us with, and I pray Your protection and blessings on our children. Be with the single man or woman who is praying for a spouse. Give them who You want them to have, so that their union will be blessed. Restore the newness and love to existing marriages that are dying, and strengthen the unions that are weak. In Jesus' name, Amen.
