Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I Love You More

I watched Fireproof with my lovely wife again the other night. I believe that it is the greatest movie widely available today. It is also one of a very few movies that can bring me close to tears (you know, movies like Hoosiers!).

There is one specific scene that continues to stay at the top of the food chain of thoughts in my ever racing mind. **This may be a slight spoiler for the rare person who hasn't seen the movie.** As Caleb comes to the realization of how destructive his internet addictions really are, he promptly removes the computer and then beautifully replaces it with roses and a simple little card that says, "I love you more". How many things in my life need to be replaced with that little note card?

Paul often teaches this principle of replacement, of put off/put on; lies for truth, stealing for giving. Sadly we often stop the application short with just clearly sinful practices but the writer of Hebrews teaches us to lay aside every weight and the sins that so easily trip us. There are even good things that can get in the way of fully loving my wife. It is true that we love what we spend our time and money on. I need to regularly ask her what it is that she perceives I love and value more than her.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

And then the dam broke.

We sang "Lord, Bless Our Home" in the morning service. Everything was going fine until I tried to sing along. At that moment discouraged faces began to fill my mind and I felt a little bit of the hurt of those who are living at ground zero. And then the dam broke.
Families all around us are crumbling every day.
Yielding to the enemy and throwing life away.
Bind our lives together, guard us with your truth;
When the struggle seems too great, Lord, keep our eyes on You.
Chorus:
Lord, bless our home, protect our home:
Let it be a refuge in this world of sin.
Lord, reign within, keep us strong and true:
And when we need You most,
Lord, draw us close, committed to each other.
Lord, bless our home: we give our home to You.

Thank You for Your goodness; our love was in Your plan.
Help us face the future always trusting in Your hand.
Keep us warm and tender; Keep us clean and pure.
Drive us to each other's arms, and make our love endure.
words and music by Ron Hamilton