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This past week, focusing on celebrating small in my marriage has been really convicting for me. It seems I have A LOT of work to do to re-train myself to purposefully praise, embody true love, treasure all parts of our story, cherish my spouse, and safeguard my marriage. If I’m honest, it all seems a little overwhelming to me which is a shame because the whole point of celebrating small in my marriage is defying discouragement and finding joy in each leg of our journey together.
I don’t know about you, but I tend to be able to combat overwhelm if I have a plan. So here is my plan to celebrate small.
P: Praise God for the sanctifying work He does in marriage.
L: Love each other through failures and disappointments.
A: Ask God to reveal His hand at work in my marriage.
N: Nurture harmony by dreaming big and celebrating small as one.
When our big dreams become nothing but a blur in the distance, we go back to the blueprint. We trust the Lord will work out the details as we follow Him. The beauty of following this plan is that it benefits us today by allowing us to increase in boldness and strength for the journey and — whether we realize it or not — it gets us closer to those big dreams of ours.
What does your plan look like?
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Since I’m single, my big plans is to find that special man and/or foster or adopt some children. I yearn to be a momma!
Praying with you in this, Tara. I love God’s heart for adoption and His heart for you, too.
Amber, thank you for your sweet encouragement. Even the happiest of marriages need encouraging words and reminders! You are touching many hearts ♥️ We love and miss you!
Absolutely! Even though we are very happy, this study has kicked my booty! I can do so much better. Love and miss you too. Thank you so much for taking the time to encourage me.