I just finished your book and looked for the footage from the news conference. Along the way I found you channel. I am grateful. I thank God for your commitment to Him and to being unoffendable. Thank you. I appreciate what you're doing.
Can't wait to share this with my son and his girl. They are getting married next weekend. I wish someone had spoke those truths to me and my ex before we got married. Thanks ❤
I completely agree that both partners being willing to do the work necessary to make life work and to meet each other's needs is what makes that partnership romantic. The reason we have to take vows is *because* it's hard, *because* the tendency is to give up. If it was easy, there would never be a need for vows because neither person would want to leave or abandon the partnership. About the last point, all we have to do is to look at our own brokenness to realize that we don't actually know enough about ourselves and about life and existence in general, as God does, to really know *what* we want and what we need. So, really, it's better that all our desires *aren't* guaranteed because sometimes, like you said, those things lead to our demise and draw us away from God. Also, having unmet desires is what reminds us to continually seek God and Jesus in our everyday interactions. If we're getting everything we want, what do we need God for? We have to first seek Him, and He will open our hearts and minds to those things and ways of being which most nourish our very souls and those of others. By submitting to Him and His infinite wisdom and power we're given so much more, really the *ultimate* gift, than we can give ourselves or others on our own, more than we could ever somehow get or create for ourselves.
Everything you said is spot on! And I can’t believe you’ve been married for almost 30 years, you look so young. You must have gotten married in your teens.
I think the notion of being romantically fulfilled for the rest of your life and the notion of there being one individual who is the best fit for you in a marriage are two different things. Yes, love is work. But I would argue that love is work regardless of whether you've married your "soulmate" or not. I'd also point out that there is at least one biblical precedent for the idea of God having one "best" person for you to marry which is the story of how Rebecca came to be Isaac's wife which is in the book of Genesis around the early to mid 20's chapter-wise. Of course, this is not to say that a marriage with two people who are not God's best for each other cannot work or that a marriage of two "bests" cannot end in divorce. They both definitely can. But it's just a matter of maybe missing out on something if both had married their "bests" and stay committed to each other and to God.
I just finished your book and looked for the footage from the news conference. Along the way I found you channel. I am grateful. I thank God for your commitment to Him and to being unoffendable. Thank you. I appreciate what you're doing.
Thank you! Honored.
Can't wait to share this with my son and his girl. They are getting married next weekend. I wish someone had spoke those truths to me and my ex before we got married. Thanks ❤
I completely agree that both partners being willing to do the work necessary to make life work and to meet each other's needs is what makes that partnership romantic. The reason we have to take vows is *because* it's hard, *because* the tendency is to give up. If it was easy, there would never be a need for vows because neither person would want to leave or abandon the partnership. About the last point, all we have to do is to look at our own brokenness to realize that we don't actually know enough about ourselves and about life and existence in general, as God does, to really know *what* we want and what we need. So, really, it's better that all our desires *aren't* guaranteed because sometimes, like you said, those things lead to our demise and draw us away from God. Also, having unmet desires is what reminds us to continually seek God and Jesus in our everyday interactions. If we're getting everything we want, what do we need God for? We have to first seek Him, and He will open our hearts and minds to those things and ways of being which most nourish our very souls and those of others. By submitting to Him and His infinite wisdom and power we're given so much more, really the *ultimate* gift, than we can give ourselves or others on our own, more than we could ever somehow get or create for ourselves.
Everything you said is spot on! And I can’t believe you’ve been married for almost 30 years, you look so young. You must have gotten married in your teens.
I think the notion of being romantically fulfilled for the rest of your life and the notion of there being one individual who is the best fit for you in a marriage are two different things. Yes, love is work. But I would argue that love is work regardless of whether you've married your "soulmate" or not. I'd also point out that there is at least one biblical precedent for the idea of God having one "best" person for you to marry which is the story of how Rebecca came to be Isaac's wife which is in the book of Genesis around the early to mid 20's chapter-wise. Of course, this is not to say that a marriage with two people who are not God's best for each other cannot work or that a marriage of two "bests" cannot end in divorce. They both definitely can. But it's just a matter of maybe missing out on something if both had married their "bests" and stay committed to each other and to God.
I agree.😃💗💗
How old are you,, Mr Hanson?????
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