Doug Van Pelt

13 Years Ago Today...

I was walking down the aisle with my lovely bride, Charlotta Marie. I am so blessed to have such a beautiful, smart, and loving wife.

A good wife, who can find?
The heart of a husband is glad in her.

My calling is to love my wife,
just as Christ loved the church
and gave Himself up for her
to make her holy,
cleansing her by the washing with water
through the Word...
and to
love my wife as my own body,
loving her as I love myself.

That's a good calling. I know (by looking at my selfish ways) that I love myself, and I also know that taking my eyes off myself and serving others brings more satisfaction than trying to satisfy my own wants.

Like anything else I'm called to do,
I am confident of this:

That God will provide the grace and strength I need.

It is cool to sometimes take the small (and sometimes large) step of faith to simply kneel down and pray, asking for God's help. I should do that every day.

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at August 15, 2005 10:40 AM