Ask a Lutheran

There aren't too many things that I consider myself to be an "expert" on. I'm "pretty good" or even "good" at some things, but there's nothing that I'm really "accomplished" at or that I would feel comfortable giving advice on. The only thing that I think I am anywhere near competent to give advice on is marriage. I have a really good marriage - I cherish it, and my husband.

We had a pretty rocky start, you know. We both were young - I was 22 and Ken was 23 - and we were pretty foolish to boot. It took us more than a few years to "become one"; we didn't understand that it was more than just two people living alongside the other. but as the years went by, we learned to become one; to submit to each other in love and to serve one another humbly, always seeking for the other the highest good.

I am not bragging here. That we have a tremendous marriage is nothing other than a grace and I give all the glory to God for his mercy towards us.

And I pray the same for you.

I regularly pray for you, and your husbands and your marriages. Sometimes I pray "in bulk" - that is I make intercession for all the marriages of all my friends and family, but very often the Lord will put one of you on my heart and then I will pray specifically for that particular couple.

If you're wondering if I've ever prayed for you and your marriage, I can tell you that if you read this blog even semi-regularly, I have prayed for you.*smile* A good marriage is such a profound gift from God that I can't help but wish it for everyone.
I hope that knowing that someone is praying for your marriage is an encouragement to you.