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A Husband's Responsibility to Grow Spiritually
Category: Spirituality
I've been married for 12 entire days now. As I adjust to living with ginni and married life in general, I am learning that every part of my life has been affected by our marriage. Spiritually, I've kinda just been on cruise control lately. And not the reading-my-bible-every-day-out-of-habit kind of cruise control. The if-I-don't-think-about-it-then-I-won't-feel-bad-for-not-doing-anything kind. I realized yesterday that this must change. I can't be content with complacency. I must find the motivation to grow - for her. I need to be the husband that I want her to have, and that involves spiritual leadership that I simply cannot provide in the state currently find myself. I must do better.
What does this involve? I'm not completely sure at the moment. But at the very least, I've taken the first step of recognizing that I need to grow. I hope I can find some motivation to keep up with spiritual disciplines over a long period of time, but for the time being, I've found enough to get started. My wife.
Jude
Posted on July 02, 2009 at 02:20 PM
My site's experiencing technical difficulties at the moment *shrug*, so I don't know when any posts will be up.
However, two will be written by Saturday.
UTAlan
Posted on July 02, 2009 at 02:21 PM
I can live with that.
gin
Posted on July 02, 2009 at 04:09 PM
I wish you could see how big I'm smiling as I read this.
You are amazing; you have made all of my dreams come true. I need to be the wife that I want you to have.
I love you so, so much.
Jude
Posted on July 07, 2009 at 01:16 PM
I haven't forgotten our deal.
I didn't make it to the protest. I'll have to tell you about it some time.
Laura
Posted on July 10, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Just skimming old blog posts (somehow I hadn't gotten around to checking this in a while what with the site redesign, oops.) What kind of protest was it that you missed? There are occasionally some at UNC, but I like hearing about them.
Michael Crittenden
Posted on July 16, 2009 at 08:35 AM
Hello Allen,
Came across your site by chance. Congratulations on your marriage, may it be blessed by the Lord. I did note your use of the phrase 'spiritual disciplines'. I thought you might want to read the following articles at Critical Issues Commentary.
http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue111.htm
http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue112.htm
http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue101.htm
http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue91.htm
I hope they help in your walk with the Lord.
UTAlan
Posted on August 11, 2009 at 08:46 AM
It was one of the Tea Party protests that took place in Plano.
UTAlan
Posted on August 11, 2009 at 08:46 AM
Thanks for dropping by and for the links, Michael. :)