Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Two Anniversaries

On August 24, 2007, Nikki and I got on our knees before God and each other and dedicated our love for Him and each other.  We didn't take it lightly, and we had refrained from sex while dating because we both had been a part of relationships that had started out with sex or were based upon sex. And those were all failures.  We knowingly and willingly allowed sin into a relationship.  Or we had begun a relationship with sex and selfishness and instant gratification and shallowness and stupidity and......

On September 21, 2007, Nikki and I stood before a Justice of Peace so our marriage would be recognized by the state of Iowa and my employer. Nikki took Logan as her son and I took Naomi as my daughter. A mere formality, but it was still cool to include both kids.  It was definitely a Jesus thing, because both Naomi and Logan were supposed to be with their bio parents that weekend.  Nikki and I had known we were gonna get married.  When her employer dropped Nikki's health insurance coverage, we pushed the date up and dropped the notion of an all out wedding.

What is kinda ironic is if I woulda had a gay lover named Nick, I coulda added him to my health insurance coverage no problem. But since I was dating a woman, a very wonderful woman, I could not put her on my coverage. In the eyes of Jesus, Nikki and I were already married. Its just that the state of Iowa and my employer didn't recognize us as husband and wife. And most importantly, Nikki and I recognized the importance of honoring Jesus in our relationship and asking Him to be a part of our lives before we became one.

But if you don't have enough self-control, then go ahead and get married. After all, it is better to marry than to burn with desire.
1 Corinthians 7.9


5 comments:

Tony C said...

Ohhhh...you said IF you had a gay lover named Nick. Had to read that line twice.

You guys make a great looking couple, and the love of God shines brightly from your union. Like Abraham and Sara, we often get impatient with God's timing and end up rushing into a marriage that's destined to fail. I've been there...it's painful and hurts a lot more in the end.

I pray God continues to pour blessings all over your marriage brother.

David-FireAndGrace said...

Great blog - marriage seems to be on Tracy's mind too.

In God's eyes - that is all that matters.

Tracy said...

It's cool to read how God's blessed you with one another

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