What to love

God do I love life.
Thanks you Jesus for life and that more abundantly.
The love of God and the love of life go hand in hand.
What is there left to love if God has not provided it?
Savior, life, wife, family, friends, benefits, are all a gift from God.
Love those things you have been given, not those things you want.
Love
J&E in Tn

Waking up

If you wake up this morning then know:
You have been given another one of Gods gifts, another day.
I you wake up today joyful:
You have been given another one of the blessings God bestows on us.
If you wake up next to the one you love:
You have been given one of Gods many examples of His love.
If you wake up in a home with a car:
You have received "above and beyond" His promises.
And if you wake up with hope for the day:
You have gained grace in your heart for the purpose of service.

So what's the best part of waking up?
Waking up!

Love
J&E in Tn

The daily needs of a wife.

I am convinced that the husband can either "lift up" his wife or "despair" his wife.

A good wife is the product of her husbands words, actions and treatment.

Scripture says to "love your wife as yourself".

Here is a couple of life observations that have a great effect on your wife realizing she is "priceless."

The level you set for participation in any area of your wife's life, is the same level that she feels appreciated at.
What ever is more important than her defines her importance.
Hold hand often.
Kiss frequently.
Hug with feeling.
Be one in all things.
Be happy to participate in each others interests.
Never let romance die.
Tell her you love her many times a day. (Best while looking into her eyes.)
Sigh together.
Laugh with each other (not at each other) often.
Weep together supporting each other in difficult times.
Protect her at all cost.
Provide for her more than just carnal things.
Be helpful.
Love, Love, Love, Love her, always and all ways.

If you do this in ever increasing frequency you will always have a growing relationship that will be the best witness that your children can have of what really matters in a marriage. Children are mirrors of their parents.

Love
J&E in Tn

True Love with a capital T and L

True Love covers a multitude of sins", it doesn't allow them, it doesn't accept them, it doesn't indulge in them, it covers them. As the Love of Christ did ours. He didn't allow, accept, or indulge, He covered and forgave. There is a big difference in what Christ did and what we do. No laws can legislate sins acceptance. Any and all sin whether "legal" by man or not is still sin. Love nor law can make them "legal" or acceptable during any period of time throughout creation. If any of the sins of the early creation could of been eliminated and called moral, righteous, or legal, than Christ would not have gone to the cross as time would of eradicated our "transgressing God's Word." Most people don't realize that the written Word (Scripture) was written so that there would be an eternal witness against those who would change right to wrong and wrong to right. "God changeth not." His Word changes not! We, His followers, should realize that it is us who make excuse for our "sin" not God changing in agreement with us. "Let God be true and all men liars." This is true no matter how you want to argue in favor of sin. We think that our opinion matters but it doesn't. God doesn't care for our opinion based on our maturity. He cares for and honors His Word, to the point that in due time it became flesh and dwelt among'st us as an irrefutable proof of His unchanging design. His Word "was and is" the perfect sacrifice for all man kinds sin as a propitiation once and for all. If we say we Love God and honor not His Word we lie. If we say we Love God and not our brothers we lie and know Him not. Nothing can take us from the Love of God. Nothing! What this says is that no matter what we do He will keep on Loving us, because God is Love. But that does not mean that our "sin" will not have consequences. Consequences are what God set in place as a blessing or curse depending on our decisions. Make right decisions and gain blessings, make wrong ones and gain gentle correction that leads to repentance. God would have "None" to perish but all to have eternal life. That means sinners and saved. All means all. "God would have" shows us His will in the matter of redemption by the blood of Christ.  All means that "none should perish", everyone is included in this "Free Offer." Those who know Christ as their Savior and continue in sin, knowingly, are on the path of consequence that will not be profitable. But be convinced of this: He will never leave the one lost sheep to his own destruction, He will find him and bring him back into the fold. He was the original "none left behind" force. He cannot fail. He will not fail with those called His own. Named by His name. Created for His purpose. Who Is created for His purpose? All were created for His purpose. What is "His purpose"? Glorifying His Father in Heaven.
What are His called's purpose? Glorifying our Father in Heaven.
How do we do that?
With Love........Unconditional Love.
As we have received so we should give.
And who has not received the Love of the Father?
All have received, but only "believers" can give back.
"For the Love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit."
Only the believer has the Love of God shed abroad in their hearts. Both back to God and back to all mankind.
Love covers.
Do you have Love? (Capital L in Love because it's Gods Love, not mans love.)
Does your Love cover?
Or is there someone or something that is the fault present when you take your offering before the alter?
Worship is an offering! Love forgives so that the offering of worship can be lifted up. If you have "ought" against your brother you might not be able to worship as you are intended to. Do you make excuse about how you worship? Maybe it's the "ought" that's holding you back?
Maybe it's your love (small l) and not the Love (capital L) that you make excuse for?
If you desire a real sense of worship and the "moral" freedom to express it, maybe you should look hard into your heart about the "ought" that might be holding it back. The ought is sin and sin is the lie that says "you can't worship because.............".
The Truth will set you free, (capital T God's Truth), not small t (mans idea of truth).
Little Children I would that you would Love one another.........and be set free in your spirit to worship in the Spirit.
God bless and keep.
Love
J&E

I am staggering at times....................

I am staggering at times at the immaturity of man (men) in today's society so as to cast off, not only their "first Love", but also their second love which is the appreciation (by showing) of their "help meets", their wives.
There is much to say in Scripture about the importance of the "help meet" of our creation but at this time I would like to put it into my own words.
So many men today, and through all mankind have never embraced the depth of "completion" that can be experienced with our wives.
I speak of the completion of "oneness" between a man and a woman "as it was in the beginning." I adhere to no other application of marriage as being shown in the Scriptures.
But even in this God proven necessity, of a man and a woman clinging to one another, leaving their parents for that sole purpose, most the time selfishness is shown and to the greatest extent by the man, to cause "lack of real intimacy" in the union.
Scripture tells us to "Love our wives as ourselves" and that "no man hateth himself but feedeth and nurisheth his own body", such should he do for his wife.
Most problems arrive in the marriage when the husband can't seem to grasp how to treat his wife as he treats himself. There seems to be a dual expectation that lifts up the man and sets down the woman.
"If my wife wants to be with me she has to enjoy the things I do, because I am going to do them whether or not she likes it."
"House chores are her job, I provide for the family!"
"Football season is here.........what does she expect me to do...........the game is on."
"As a man thinks in his heart so is he."
So if "ANYTHING" is more important than your wife then your heart has been revealed and you fail "Marriage 101" according to Scripture.
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God."

First God gave us Jesus Christ to prove His Love for us and redeem us from the transgression of his creation. (Changing of His design for creation.) 

Then He gave us our "help meet" to pour into them that same Love that we experience from Him. "To esteem others better than ourselves" that we might have and transfer that legacy of Love to our future generations...........His heritage!

Because of this "creation design" we will never be complete without both Christ and woman. We cannot be complete with same sex marriages because we cannot embrace God opening the womb to continue (fill up the earth) procreation.

We cannot also satisfy "creation design" when the woman is looked at as a subordinate to the man.

Paul said, "As women was created from man ..........Man comes from woman." Oneness by necessity of procreation.

I believe that the roles of man and woman are different in application but equal in support.

By that I mean that man is the provider and protector, and woman the mother, wife, and help meet. Both completing the design of life and thereby "complimenting" one another with only "logistical" differences separating their performances.

So how does a man "think in his heart" the "right" things about his wife and then put them into practice? 

Here is some ideas: 

A true woman takes from her husband her completeness. Meaning that unless she gets that from him she will never be complete. Sorry that's not my idea it's Gods design. But at the same time man is complete by the becoming one with his wife. First physically, then spiritually and emotionally. The physical "makes them one" then the "Love of God shed abroad in our hearts" unites body, soul and spirit into complete "oneness."

I believe that the only way for a man to show his wife her value is to be a leader in the expression of Love and understanding in the relationship. Sure some of this will be backwards in many marriages but this is not the design of God.

Man will give account to God for all his wife's, and children's training.

He will lead them or he will destroy these precious gifts by his "godliness" or lack there of.

How does a man "inspire his wife?"

First: by "growing up." No explanation needed here. If one is than you are not ready for this preaching.

Two: By starting with his heart to put her equal with him in care and consideration.

How?

You can put your wife first not only in her presence (and whether you believe it or not, they notice who or what you put first) but in her absence.

Here is what I do as oft as I am going before to do:

Make a special breakfast (what she enjoys) on the weekends. Getting up earlier than her to make sure it is ready for when she wakes.

Turn down her side of the bed to show invitation.

Do the dishes without being told, the dry them and put them away.

Helping her with dusting or floors, without her asking, with a smile, willingly.

Making intimate times for her first not yourself. Your a man it takes her longer and she deserves that extra time and attention after a day of "pleasing everyone else" by being the Mom.

Finding arousal only in her because she is God's perfect gift for you.

Controlling wandering eyes and loose lips about how someone else is attractive to you. If you truly love your wife you will not be able to say that someone else has any attraction what so ever to you. Showing other wise demeans her and causes distrust in your love and motives.

Love everything about her.........every thing. Her eyes, her smile, the way she smells, laughs, feels, and responds. Know her better than you know yourself.

Constantly reaffirm to her your Love both verbally, physically, and with reaffirming actions meant just for her.

Tell her you Love her (from the heart) many times a day..........many!

Kiss her tenderly as oft as the opportunity presents itself........and that without always having expectation of "more". The more will never be a problem if the now is sincere and without expectation. Let her respond to the out pouring of love and expression in her own time. Who can say no to Unconditional Love?

Compliment her with out cause or end. Sincerely. Cover everything about her from her smile to the way she looks, whether in pajama's of going to a wedding. She should be the desire of your heart. Let here know, everyday.

Become the man she can "lean on" literally! She should be able to "rest in your", your love, your compassion, your commitment. She should feel that there is nothing that she can't talk to you about or express in your presence that you would react to. Even when that means expressing a different opinion. Right or not ill response is not way to show your wife she is precious, at any time.

She should always feel welcome and safe in your arms.

She should always want to "be there in them" resting, breathing, trusting and receiving.
This is just a start to what "being one" means and how to begin the journey to that command. There is so much more to add and instruct in this matter. If you let your heart lead and treat the way you want to be treated you will grow in grace and love for one another, both feeling satisfied in the balance thereof.
Love one another......as Christ Loved His church and gave His life for it. So you should love one another.
Remember that other eyes are on you for reason of practice whether good or evil being your example.
Love in Christ
J&E

Life is short but love is eterenal

Friends:
"The night is far spent and the day is dawning"........
Love one another.
Life is waning and time is passing.........
Love one another.
Tomorrow is promised to no one......
Love one another.
Embrace life with love..........
Love one another.
The only surety in life we have is to.........
Love one another.
Cast off the sin which so easily besets.........
Love one another.
Put to rest malice, condemnation, bitterness and...........
Love one another.
"He who loveth God loveth others!"
"He who loveth not his brothers loveth not God"
Love one another.
Love J&E in Tn

I have lived long enough to:

I have lived long enough to:
Get past the living of life and on to the loving of life.
Embrace pain and sorrow to see the joy and love of what it brings.
Weep with those who are weeping and laugh with those who are laughing.
Know that we are not all alike but to embrace the person not the practice.
To forgive and to ask to be forgiven.
To apply passion in the right area's and control in the other area's.
Enjoy simplicity and marvel at the magnitude that it represents.
Have faith in God and His Word and practice what it preaches.
To realize that death comes to us all and not to be feared if the destination is clear.
That Wife, Children, Grandchildren, and Friends are blessings of a "good life."
Hope for 1 more day, every day, so that love and life might continue a little longer.
Love
J&E inTn