Commitment

Trish and I have been married for over thirty years - 30. Even as I type it, it is hard to believe. Not only hard to believe she has stayed with me thirty years but really hard to believe how quickly thirty years pass. It seems as if it was just a few years ago, we committed to each other. Actually, we didn't make a commitment; we made a covenant.

We decided before we got married that we were going to be committed to each other until death do us part. I knew when I met Trish that we were going to be together forever. Have we had our challenges, our difficulties, our trials, our troubles? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. But, I LOVE her. And, with the good LORD'S help, come what may, we are in this together.

Today's word is Ruth 1:16, NLT, which reads, "But Ruth replied, 'Don't ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your GOD will be my GOD."

Ruth had seen here husband, brother-in-law, and father-in-law all die. Her sister-in-law had returned to her homeland and kin. BUT, Ruth has decided that she is committed to Naomi; she would go where Naomi went, live where Naomi lived, and serve Naomi's GOD, the ONE TRUE GOD. That, my friend, is commitment.

In today's society, it is easy to give in and give up. It is easy to hear everyone tell you that it is not worth it. And, yes, it takes two people to make any relationship work. But, more important, it takes two committed people to make any relationship work and endure. My prayer is that I will always be cognizant of the wolves and distractions fighting against commitment.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T