The Security of Christian Love - June 2nd, 2010
I have been asked how my marriage has changed since Ed and I became Christians years ago. There is no comparison! Before that time, of course, we were both self-centered. We did not have the kind of sex relationship spoken of in this book because we just did not care that much about pleasing each other, and we were quite ignorant of the meaning of sex in God’s Word. We got along well together but we did not share our innermost feelings with each other.
Now that we are Christians, I know that the love Ed has for me is the same kind of love that Christ has for me. I am safe and secure in that love. I know that I can always talk to my husband, and that I can trust his wisdom as the spiritual leader of our family. As we have become so used to pouring our hearts out together in prayer, we now are free to communicate about anything to each other. We are not afraid to expose ourselves and our faults, because we know that we accept each other, just as we are, with all our frailties and faults and good points. How wonderful it is to know that I am not loved based on my performance: No matter how poorly I perform, I am still going to be loved. And that has to make me perform better. Read the rest of this entry »
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To Ed Wheat Sr. and Gladys Gibson Wheat, whose commitment, devotion, warmth, generosity, and integrity stood for fifty years as a beautiful picture of genuine agape love.