I Was Born for This

We recently heard author Gary Thomas speak, which was pretty amazing because David and I are currently working our way through Gary’s devotional book for couples, titled, Devotions for a Sacred Marriage.

He spoke on the importance of shaping our hearts so we can create greater intimacy in our marriage.

One of the points of his message was based off of the Scripture in Proverbs 17:17

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity”    

When we apply this truth to our marriages, it boils down to accepting the fact that we will face trials along the way, and that those same trials can draw us closer to one another. Nobody is exempt from suffering or pain or hardship. Life just has a tendency to bring those difficult moments along our path every once in a while. Sometimes life is hard.

So, whenever we face adversity, we need to stop, and say, “I WAS BORN FOR THIS!” Click To Tweet

• I was born to be a single Mom when I was only 17 years old.
  I was born to face the possibility of being a widow at the young age of 26 with two young
• children.
• I was born to sit by my husband’s hospital bed for 4 months while he fought for his life in a             Burn Unit.       
• I was born for the moment that a physical therapist told me she thought David might relearn          how to walk again but wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to button his own shirt again.
• I was born for the sleepless nights of wondering what life would look like for our family.
• I was born for the times my husband would silently weep and the times he experienced                       frustration .
• I was born for the moments my children had to have surgery.
• I was born for the cancer diagnoses of loved ones.
• I was born for the times good friends mourned the loss of the love of their life.
• I was born for these moments and you were too!

Adversity, trials, struggles, pain and suffering have the opportunity to draw us closer together or they can pull us apart at the seams. It boils down to whether we can accept the fact that God equips us to face these times head on to find ways to be there for one another. He wants us to use these difficult times as opportunities to not only come closer to our spouse to be more connected, but to also draw closer to Him.

We need to accept adversity that comes our way and not resent the tough times that we face.

Embrace adversity and shout, “I WAS BORN FOR THIS!”  

 Embrace adversity and shout, “I WAS BORN FOR THIS!” Click To Tweet