Today I attended a funeral. A Life Celebration. A man from our church died unexpectedly of a brain aneurism. amazingly he remained alive for a week in ICU. Many people became involved praying and hoping and waiting for him to wake up and go home to his wife and 4 young girls. He did not.
I did not know this family personally, but I felt emotionally invested. I had prayed so hard and followed their story with all the other members of our church, I had to go. There was large crowd and a lot of emotion. How many of us were meeting them for the first time?
The man’s older brother told funny stories. His oldest daughter (15) spoke of the courage and vision her father had given to her. But the wife… she was the one that took my breath. That could’ve been me two and a half years ago… How did she even have a voice? It was supernatural. I remember she said, “He loved me first.” Not that she had been his first love, but that he put her first. She never doubted he thoughtfully considered any and every decision to be for her best, and the family’s best interest.
So well put and something I won’t forget. That is what make submission easy. When you know your spouse is out for your good. Assuming love, makes all the difference. She went on to challenge husbands to love their wives as her husband did, and challenged wives to assume 1st that their husband is always out for their good. Sweet words and so very true!
Just as we love Him because He first loved us… so I can love and trust my husband because he loves me first as well.
ForGlorySake! -Anna
So sorry we missed you. Jacob & Hannah sang with all the Cue52 kids to celebrate Kevin Jackson’s dream. It is very clear what a man who follows The Lord and has a heart after His can be to the lives of so many. He will be deeply missed and we are blessed to have walked with him.
That’s wonderful Liz! Ben and I were a little late, I’m sorry I missed her sing 🙁 Did you video any of it?