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Faithfulness was a decision we made in making a commitment to each other, almost 46 years ago.

Through all the trials of our marriage, my wife and I chose first to honor our vows of commitment to each other when we said "I Do".

Through these words "for better or for worse", we left no room for divorce. We could never run away from each other, as we could not run from God or His presence within our lives.

Even when separated from each other, we chose to honor that commitment "till death do us part".

If we had ever chose not love each other, we felt we would NOT have honored God. We forever chose to honor those words we vowed before Him that day.

As painful it was for Esau to give up his birthright to Jacob, over his passion for a hot meal,  he however honored those words that he spoke of giving up that birthright before Jacob his father that day, just as he had promised.

God probably has regrets on what He promises, like allowing Israel to have a king, so they could be like other nations. However, He puts His Word above His Name. Something we do not do much of in our society, or even in the church today. God help us.

We can either choose His permissive will, like choosing the path of our hearts, or, to submit to His perfect will, by submitting to what He asks of us.

In honoring our vows before Him, June and I chose to honor God and He has blessed our relationship in spite of the storms that often raged against us.

Obedience is greater than sacrifice. "If My people will humble themselves an pray" healing will follow. Prayer is not necessarily going to change our circumstances, BUT, it will change us'. He did just that!

Both June and I are both the better because of it today. A better husband/wife, a better dad/mom, and hopefully better grandparents.