The Strand
Where are you rooted?
A house divided will not stand (Matthew 12:25, NIV). And a family with no vision dies (Proverbs 29:18, NIV).
Since I’ve met my husband, I’ve seen the blessing written over him—the scroll. I have yet to see the family crest. It’s something I’ve been working on since we were married. November 8 will be our two-year anniversary, and it has been absolutely wild.
Jesus has walked every step with us, and the Holy Spirit has pushed us in every direction we didn’t want to go. But God the Father has been so sovereign, so good to us, and so faithful. Because He loved us first, we love Christ. Christ is really allowed to live in our home. The Holy Spirit really dwells in all of us, in my home. We have peace and understanding. Our home is a dwelling place of the Lord.
He promises rain on the land when we love and serve Him wholeheartedly (Deuteronomy 11:13–14, NIV). And when His people humble themselves, pray, seek Him, and turn from their wicked ways, He promises to heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:13–14, NIV). Keep your heart pure before the Lord. My friend told me this, and I’m growing in understanding of what it means—what it really means to have no malice in my heart, and what it really means to be rid of all false idols.
But I cannot rid myself of some addictions. Then I realize the real addiction I cannot control: controlling the narrative, controlling the image, controlling the words, and controlling the people around me.
We often think that if the world is going our way, we’re in control, and that’s where we’re happy. But we’re only happy if our journey stops. We are so built to be predestined, to be headstrong and first into the land. We land, and we hit the ground. We have a plan. We have a way. But in a marriage, if you aren’t both firmly rooted in His way, you will be deceived and divided.
Divide, then conquer.
What if the divide isn’t possible because “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12, NIV)?
