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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Husband and Wife (08/08/14)
Husbands and Wives Love Each Other As Christ Loves the Church
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.” (Ephesians 5:25-27, NIV).
Being parents of several disabled children including one child who has gained her wings, without our love and commitment to each other, my husband and I would have been one of the many statistics ending up in divorce court. Couples can handle stressors but to be given six children; five handicapped children; and losing one to death suddenly; it takes faith in God and commitment and love between a husband and wife to weather the storms that come at us.
Just recently, when I was thinking about going for my masters in English, I was speaking to an admissions adviser when he asked me what interested me in the English program. I had told him about wanting to increase my skills in writing and about a book, I had written on the death of my child. We were talking about how under pressure families are not staying together with the stressors such as death of a child, more than one handicapped child and loss of a job. He and his wife had lost twins and with the added stress of loss of the twins, they ended up in divorce court.
My first thought was why a marriage would end at a time of loss of life, health issues or loss of job. My thoughts are if one loves a husband or wife as Christ loves the church, why would at the first sign of trouble would they run. Isn’t that the time that husbands and wives are supposed to cling to each other? When we faced struggles with each of the boys and loss of our daughter it was a time that I found clinging to my husband and praying for him and with him strengthen my love even more for my husband. It even strengthen my husband when he was at his lowest times. When I married my husband, I married him for richer or poorer sickness or health. No matter what happens, with Christ, we will cross each bridge and thank God for each new day.
Husbands and wives love your spouse as yourself and let Christ’s love shine through you to them and let people see Christ in you. Let Christ be the glue that holds your marriage together. Let others see Christ in you and your marriage. When God is the center of your marriage, it makes life the recipe to a successful happy marriage.
References:
Zondervan publishing House (1990) Women’s Devotional Bible (New International Version).
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Noel Mitaxa 
08/15/14
You have a very powerful testimony which needs to be heard; though its flow needs to be broken up to give your hearers extra time to catch and to absorb what you are saying.
Joining a buddy group would be a positive step towards developing your skills further.
C D Swanson 
08/19/14
Amen. Praise God for getting you and your husband through each trial and hurdle. Amazing writing and testimony that will touch many hearts, as it did mine. You should write a book, and share your story with all those who will hear.

God bless you all~
Terry Atchison
08/19/14
Good message.
Larry Whittington
08/20/14
You have good thoughts here.

I would divide some and put them in separate paragraphs to make it easier to read and follow your thought.

Keeping our vows should depend on our devotion to God and not a current event or situation.