Wedding Message

Boarding the Plane + Liftoff:

Today we’re joined by people from all walks of life from not yet married to married for 50+ years and everything in between. But one thing we can agree on is that regardless of where we are, we have a daily choice to love each other and that means sacrifice is also not far behind. 

True love is unconditional and causes us to pause or in some cases lay down some of our habits and passions for the betterment of our family. For me, one of the things I needed to let go of was my passion for riding motorcycles, because as time grew I realized how it worried Dymin that I could potentially get hurt.

Thought-provoking question: (Engaging point)

So my question for you is what have you given up, was it a dream or hobby, was it a habit, whatever it is, in your heart acknowledge that change. But let's face it, your desire to not only get a taste of love but to actively live it out has grown deeper within you more than any hobby or work venture. Now don’t get me wrong having an entrepreneurial spirit isn't bad it’s just when you start choosing those ventures over your family that’s when the waters get a little murky. 

Cruising Altitude:

For instance, the average person spends a little over 8 hours at work, now the average time spent sleeping is between 7-9. So alone that’s around 15 to 17 hours already gone from our day. This leaves us with around 6-7 hours left to do whatever else we’d like and realistically how many of us can say that with those hours left, we choose to spend it with family? 

I bring that up because it is easy for us to slip into the busyness of life and not realize that our family is the first piece of our pie to get put on hold. I learned this lesson early on with Dymin as we led a group. Over time my phone was constantly ringing or someone needed something and I had a habit of answering after the meetings finished. One night Dymin voiced how she felt, and that opened my eyes to see that there weren’t proper boundaries in place that separated time for others and time dedicated to her. At the end of the day, she is my first responsibility and who I am directly called to lead, to love, to listen to, and to die for and all other things pale in comparison. Jesus gives us this example as He died for us and put everything on the line. 

So with that being said let us not stay too long in the mindset of “I need to do so much outside to take care of what matters inside“ by working more hours in hopes that with more money brings more enjoyment when in reality more money is a call for stewardship. Soon after you’ll realize you aren’t spending time in the place you worked so hard to provide for.

Landing the Plane: 

The biggest thing I want you to be able to walk away with is that tomorrow is not promised and today we are blessed with the opportunity to live out what it means to love each other unconditionally. So we encourage you to take that chance with each other again as God takes that chance with us each day giving us new mercy and new grace. So try your best to lay down your concerns for trying to get it right and step out in faith and see what happens, who knows you and your family might be grateful that you took that step.

Baggage Claim: (Application Point, Where the rubber meets the road)

So this week, whether you have a partner or not we all have someone we consider to be family so try to express your love to them in a new way, push beyond your comfort zone, be creative, and see how this change can impact their life and yours.