Fireproof.

"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means that when the fire comes you will be able to withstand it."

Tonight Nathaniel and I saw the movie "Fireproof." WOW! It was absolutely amazing. Such an inspiring story of a broken marriage made new through God's grace. You know we all loose that fight in us sometimes when we get comfortable in our relationship, but the other person should never be taken for granted.

I bought the book that goes along with this movie a while back at Southeast. I made it through the first 7 days and just stopped because I did not think that I needed to continue going on with it. I thought that I knew how to love greatly. When in reality..I have no clue. I have such an amazing man in my life, that God has truly blessed me with. I get so wrapped up into everyday life that I take that for granted (as many of us do) But..in the more grand scheme of things, Nathaniel has such a harder task ahead of him. Not only will he be judged upon his own actions, but when he leaves this earth and goes in front of Christ, he will also be judged upon how well lead his own family as well. He is the leader in our relationship and called to do so. I need to be more supportive of him and encourage him in his venture to be a great man, a great child of God, wonderful father, provider and husband. He is such an inspiration to me and I don't show that enough to him.

My mom always tells me that having God in the center of a relationship and marriage gives you something that not a lot of people have. It gives you a strong love and support that no matter what happens in life, there is something so much more then what is here on this physical earth. I can't wait to see what this book is going to do in my life, in our preparation for marriage and in the long run. "The scripture says that God designed and created marriage as a good thing. It is a beautiful, priceless gift. He uses marriage to help us eliminate loneliness, multiply our effectiveness, establish family, raise children, enjoy life and bless with with relational intimacy. But beyond this, marriage also shows us our need to grow and deal with our own issues and self-centeredness through the help of a life-long partner." (from THE LOVE DARE,)

To end this post here are the words to a very inspiration song by Warren Barfield that was featured during "Fireproof." Its called "Love Is Not a Fight." I invite you to take a listen to it on You Tube when you get a chance.

Love is not a place
To come and go as we please
It's a house we enter in
And then commit to never leave
So lock the door behind you
Throw away the key
We'll work it out together
Let it bring us to our knees

Love is a shelter in a raging storm
Love is peace in the middle of a war
If we try to leave may Gos send angels to guard the door
No, love is not a fight but it's something worth fighting for

To some, love is a word that they can fall into
But then they're falling out
Keeping that word is hard to do
Love will come to save us, if we'll aonly call
He will ask nothing from us, but demand we give our all
I would fight for you, would you fight for me?
It's worth fighting for.