Women Who Love Jesus and Their Husbands

This blog was created for a group of women, yet to be determined, who will be reading and completing the exercises in the book "Created To Be His Help Meet", by Debi Pearl. On the back cover of the book the following is written, "Somewhere over the passing years and changing culture, women have lost their way. This book is written to lead them back home. Regardless of how you began your marriage or how dark and lonely the path that has brought you to where you are now, I want you to know that it is possible today to have a marriage so good and so fulfilling that it can only be explained as a miracle".

The book can be purchased from the Pearl's website at www.NoGreaterJoy.org for approximately $13. I also saw it on Amazon for $9.40 and I haven't checked but it may be available at the Southeast library.

The first exercise for everyone will be to tell the story of how God brought you and your husband together. It might take a week or so to get the book so lets all try to have our posts done by Wednesday, February 4th. I'll start:

Lewis and I first met when we were both working at Ernst & Young, he was an accountant and I was in healthcare consulting. Our offices or cubicles were on different floors but he did a lot of work for a partner who was on our floor. Shortly after I started working at E&Y Lewis left to go to law school at UofL. Three years passed and during that time I went to work at Jewish Hospital and returned to E&Y. On my first day back a group of us went to lunch and I ran into Lewis at the Delta Restaurant and Lounge (for any of you who work downtown, not a classy place). Shortly after that Lewis called and invited me to meet up with him and a group but I chose not to go. If he wanted to ask me out he should do it. He did call a few days later and we met for appetizers and a drink after work. We started dating and were engaged in New York City on September 12, 1998. We had a short engagement and were married February 27, 1999. Our tenth anniversary is next month.

We are so blessed and fortunate to still be together, marriage is hard and we have definitely had our ups and downs but since we both have decided to put Jesus in charge and live for him it has gotten much easier and more enjoyable. The aforementioned book offers guidance for a happy marriage and I so desire to have the marriage God wants me to have. I don't know anyone who couldn't use a little godly advice now and then. Lets take this opportunity offer up our hearts and marriages to the Lord and seek His guidance through prayer, the Bible and this book.

Father God, You are so amazing how you work in each of our lives. You are a God of details, You have createded the perfect plan for marriage and have written it in Your Word. Please help each of us who has decided to seek Your plan and guidance to have open hearts, minds and eyes to Your perfect plan. Lord I know there are so many women who could greatly benefit from this study please guide and direct them to this blog, to a friend, friend of a friend or to me. I know we have so much to learn from each other but especially and more specifically from you. Please bless our marriages and our relationships with each other through the time spent studying, practicing and implementing Your plan. Father, we know that You hear our prayers and you loves us more than we can imagine. Please guide our discussions and speak through the texts to show us exactly what we should be doing to strengthen our marriages. All these things I/we ask in Your precious son Jesus' name. Amen

To God Be The Glory!