For those of us in relationships...God can do all things and so can you!

NEW VIDEO! Sara Groves - It's Me ~ "If you are in Love don't give up!"


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Our God is a big God and a loving God and yet he is there for you and I. Yesterday we shared the word on real intimacy and that special relationship with God. In our other relationships in our life may we not give up on those we love. For those of us blessed in marriage our vow says, "Forsaking all others."

The Bible says, In Matthew 19:5 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh".

Time and experience in marriage reveal that being "one flesh" does not mean an abdication or relinquishing of our personality or personal rights. Rather, it is a fulfillment of those things.

Selah people' and friends remember that it takes time and effort. Love must be given the opportunity to mature. When the going gets rough, a couple doesn't just "fall out of love"; they stay together and work things out. They don't consider themselves as martyrs of a "bad bargain," but "heirs together of the grace of life" as God's word shares in (1 Peter 3:7). "Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband" (Ephesians 5:33).

"Problems and differences are resolved through forgiveness please join me in mending our relationships and not trying to find an easy way to make ourselves happy without the work. This song by Sara helped me to remember His word for us today: "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32)"

Your pastor,

Rev Patrick Muston ~ Via mobile: Mount Olive, NC 28365

Selah Christian Church Disciples of Christ

Four Oaks, NC