My most precious blessing....

“A magnificent marriage begins not with knowing one another but with knowing God.” 

-Gary and Betsy Ricucci

What does my marriage mean to me?

I thank God everyday for allowing me to fall in love with him completely before giving  me a spouse. I knew that before I found a Husband, I needed to first love Jesus whole heartedly. I needed to die to myself and surrender every part of my life to Jesus, even the things I wanted control over. I had to put Jesus before any other person or situation in my life. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. God has never tested my heart the way he did when I told Marcos I loved him. But I had also never been more sure of anything in my entire life. It was God who led Marcos into my life. He was a man made in God’s image. A man who also loves the Lord whole heartedly, a man with a servant’s heart, a forgiving man, a responsible man, a loyal man, a man who would put anybody before himself. When God told me Marcos was going to be my life partner, I felt a peace in my heart that I can only compare to the peace I felt when I let Jesus into my life. 

 After we were married, reality hit. There was one more thing I learned about Marcos. I discovered Marcos wasn’t as perfect as I thought. But an even bigger suprise: I found out I wasn’t as perfect as I thought. We experienced things with each other we would have never known without getting married. We had some arguments and said some things that hurt. Bottom line, I had no idea how selfish I was as a person until I got married. And to think, this is only the beginning! But here is where I see the beauty. I see both of us growing and maturing spiritually. We began to rely on God more heavily now.  If Marcos and I had no flaws, we would be perfect like God. But we are both Sinners in need of a savior just like every other human on this Earth. Marcos and I get to go through life together helping each other grow, learn, and become the best people we can be. Marriage is a sacred place where we are able to become more like Christ. In no other relationship are we able to practice so many characteristics of Christ. We are now thinking about another individual’s needs and feelings before ourselves, something that we never truly knew how to do before. We are learning humility and forgiveness. And we will continue to learn new things about each other and ourselves with every day that passes. 

Realizing no one is perfect has been one of the biggest signs of my spiritual maturity. I know I have only been married for a little over 3 months and I have SO much more to still experience with my husband, but here is what I have learned so far. I want to be able to look back on this one day and see where my marriage started, and journal my experiences along the way. We may not know everything yet, but I am confident that we are headed in the right direction.  I am so blessed to be married to Marcos. He is my best friend, my teammate, my spiritual leader, my lover, my teacher, my favorite person.... the list could go on for days. But the one thing that will stay at the top of my list is that Marcos is my gift from God. He is my most precious blessing.  God gave him to me to love, cherish, and take care of until the day I die. There is no other person in my life that will help bring me closer to God than my Husband. So what does my marriage mean to me? My marriage is the life-long journey that my husband and I will travel together for the purpose of making ourselves, and others, more like Jesus Christ. It is a living testimony of our commitment to the Lord. Thank you Marcos for loving me unconditionally and Thank you Jesus for My Marriage. I Promise to care for it the way you care for me.