Fairy tales aren’t real.
And they lived happily ever after….yeah right.
If you are surprised by that…bless your heart.
No matter how much kid movies show the happily ever after in
real life we know this isn’t always true.
What would Prince Charming do if he came home and found his
bathroom covered in makeup and other girl products?
How would Cinderalla respond if she found out that Prince
Charming has really bad gas?
Nothing is perfect in marriage.
The quote goes…
"Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women
marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both
disappointed." (Albert Einstein)
Nothing is perfect in marriage.
Sometimes things are great and sometimes they are bad.
This is the way so many things are in life.
Whether it’s…
· Relationships
· Friendships
· Jobs
· Sports teams
· Faith
There isn’t a perfect faith.
Faith is about having issues, making mistakes, feeling guilt
and love at the same time.
It can be a struggle.
Faith is not happily ever after until an earthly death.
When I meet with someone to talk about baptism, I tell them
this is the start of faith, not the end.
You get challenged in your faith and need help sometimes.
Listen to how Paul and Barnabas try to help people out in
Acts 14:22…
“Strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain
true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of
God,” they said.”
Anything worth doing is worth fighting for.
I have seen many struggles in faith through the years.
I have seen some of the most faithful people I know go
through a struggle in their life and turn their back on their faith.
Faith isn’t easy.
It sounds so easy to have faith sometimes.
Just love God and love people.
Sounds simple enough then it turns.
Now we are wondering what faith is about when…
· People question us on current issues
· When we wonder how or who to vote for
· What are views on current issues etc.
Faith is not easy.
If faith was easy, just like marriage, everyone would do it
and stay with it through the tough times.
It’s the tough times that are the challenge.
You will never have all the answers in marriage or faith.
Yet through it all I still believe in marriage and I believe
in Jesus through thick and thin.
Paul and Barnabas lifted and encourage the people while also
letting them know that faith isn’t easy.
If you are struggling in marriage, faith or other areas of
your life…
Don’t give up.
Life isn’t always easy but life is so much fun at the same
time.
Hang in there, things will improve.
Have a great day.
