Marriage Means Supporting One Another

I have learned so much over the last several weeks. Some of you may know that my husband and I are going through some career and life changes. Well, since this all started I have learned:

1. To trust God even when I can't see the outcome.


2. To be confident that God speaks to my husband as well as me.


3. To seek Godly counsel in tough times.


4. To act on what we believe is the will of God, and pray that if it isn't the will of God that He will close the wrong doors and open the right ones.


5. To have faith in all situations.


6. To allow hard times to bring me closer to God and to my husband, not further from them.


7. If I don't know what to do, stand still and pray.

My husband meets with his Navy recruiter tonight. They are going over the final paperwork and making hotel and meal arrangements for his trip to Raleigh this coming week. Monday and Tuesday next week Evan will be going to MEPS for enlistment in the United States Navy.

It's hard to believe that we are already at this crossroad. Almost a year ago we began praying about this and now we are looking back, seeing God's hand opening doors and making a path for us to follow. I'm sure you can imagine the excitement we feel standing here looking back.

But, I'd be lying if I didn't say that I have some reservations. I'm worried about how I will handle my husband being away for basic training, on a tour of duty, in Navy School. But I know that God has lead us here and will lead us through any trials we may face. I'm faithful that this will bring us closer to Him and closer to each other.

I've also learned that marriage means supporting one another. It requires give and take. There are so many opportunities in our marriages where we can either build our spouse up or tear our spouse down. It's not always easy. It would have been much easier to tell my husband I didn't support him in this. But I know that God wants me to be supportive, even when it means sacrificing a bit of my own comfortable ways, my own stability, my own fears so that he can experience an amazing blessing. By being obedient to God in this, I am allowing God to bless my husband, myself, and my family. And what good wife doesn't want that?!