25 Years from God
Marriage is Ordained
Have you ever been in the moment where you met the person of your dreams? Have you ever made a list of things about a person of whom you wanted to spend the rest of your life? Maybe you have taken the time to make the decision that the person that you desire to spend your life with is the one. I am not sure, that’s your place to decide. One thing I can assure you is if it is supposed to be, God will bring it to pass. Marriage is beautiful, yet not everyone makes it even through the 1st year. A lot of things tend to go wrong. Maybe it was not the right time for the couple to get married, or maybe there was some infidelity on both parts. The bible says that Married Couples and couples who are married are to stay unified (in sync) with one another as many ways as possible. There are a lot of things that could come into play. One thing I can say is that God ordained Marriage! God knows what He is doing, and why He is doing it indeed.
Ballroom Entrance
My parents beginning to enter into the venue for their Wedding Reception.
Time of Celebration
This year on January 17th, 2023, my parents celebrated 25 years of a Prosperous and Loving Marriage! They performed a Wedding Vow renewal on this past Saturday March 4th! It was a great ceremony! As I said Marriage is a beautiful thing. No one said that the road would be easy. Grant it, to anyone that gives MARRIAGE a chance, it is not a walk in the park, and it is not an easy journey. There is a great responsibility when it comes to Marriage. In all of my 25 years of living on this earth and for all of them that I can remember, I can definitely say that my parents are a model couple/marriage. In all of my years as a child, to a teenager and now a young adult, I have witnessed and seen so many marriages that people were in, that was close with my parents or knew my parents and the marriages with these individuals DID NOT LAST. I have witnessed jealously, and the spirit of witchcraft try to attach itself to my parents and God wiped it/them straight out of the block. But this past Saturday, I must say I am overjoyed. Overjoyed to know that my Parent’s marriage is still and will forever be on the up and up. It felt so good to be able to be around people who are routing for my parents, not only them but for my brother and me as well, the whole entire Gardner Family.
Precious Moments
Out of the entire ceremony and the reception, the wedding was a success. One thing that I wish could have happened during this wedding is that my mother would be able to really dance with her Father (My Grandfather). That was one of the bittersweet yet precious memories that I would have loved to take pictures and videos to be able to store on my phone, but God had other plans. I knew and still have the knowledge and I do believe and stand on this! That my grandfather was looking down dancing with his daughter (my mother) in spirit. There are so many people that I wish that could have been there in their physical bodies to be able to experience and witness to my parents renewing their vows, like my Grandmother (My Father’s Mother). I can see her smiling and doing her little grin. She would be happy and I know my father would be too. But as time goes on, God will heal the grief that we all deal with on a day-to-day or timely basis.
Father & Daughter
My Maternal Grandfather (1953-2022) and My Mother.
A word of Encouragement
I am not married in this season and time. But If I could leave you one or a few words of encouragement, It would be to stay consistent. Stay consistent in knowing that if God brought you to any relationship or marriage, He is going to bring you through any situation or obstacle that may occur. Another few words would be, DO NOT TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT YOUR SPOUSE. Not everyone needs to know what goes on within your marriage. There are individuals that are truly concerned about your well-being and your spouse, and then there are some that are just NOSEY. It is important that you stay in tune, and in sync with God so that you know whom to discuss things with and who not to discuss things with. Lastly, I will share with you that insecurity and jealousy will leave you without a marriage. You married the one whom you claimed you can trust. With that being said, if that is the case, what is the point of being jealous of a relationship with another person that is connected with your spouse? There is no need! At the end of the day, if you know, you know! And that is all that matters. Stop giving the enemy much of your time and things to steal and pull energy from you! The devil only does what you allow!
“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.””
