Wedding Anniversary & Unconditional Love!

Today is our 14th wedding anniversary. What an incredible ride it has been! We have had our ups and downs in life, yet I would not trade any of it.

Life has been especially difficult the last few years as our family has experienced some hard things and also come under spiritual attack. Yet, we know that Yahweh works all things together for good. He is drawing us closer to Him, which results in us also being drawn closer to one another on some level. Our marriage has withstood some real adversities, and still is. But I really believe that we will come out of it all even stronger.

There are many men who would leave someone like me...someone with PTSD and other issues. But Dave has remained faithful to me. I already had one husband walk away from me and from our children. He apparently did not feel that we were worth doing whatever it took to work on the marriage and the family. I know what that feels like. (I also understand that he had his own issues to deal with.) Dave, however, has remained faithful to me. I know that he loves me and I can be secure in that love, even though I know that my issues really frustrate him at times.

Unconditional love...that is what marriage must be based upon. It is not that any of us are to be doormats or to put up with abuse. No! But unconditional love overlooks petty offenses and is willing to work out the big ones...should they occur. Unconditional love means seeking to put aside our selfish desires for the good of the other person and for the good of the relationship...the marriage.

Our love is not perfect. Only Yahweh/God has perfect love. In fact, He IS perfect love...on every level. He is our model. That is who we are seeking to be like. We want to love with His love...to see with His eyes...to receive with His heart...to perceive with His mind. His Ruach/Spirit lives within each of us who have given our lives to Yeshua/Jesus...to those of us who have accepted His gift of forgiveness for all the wrong we have done and ever will do. It is His Ruach that helps us to live as He has called us to live. We surely cannot do it on our own.

So, today, I am especially thankful for Dave. For his love for me. For his faithfulness. For his steadfastness. I know he would say that he does it all so imperfectly...but don't we all? I know he really strives to be the best husband he can be. What more could I ask for? I am so very blessed!