It’s been a long time since I wrote anything.
Often when I sit to write a new book, the concept is there inside me, but doesn’t want to come out.
So, I sit. And wait.
Then I write a little bit.
Inspiration often strikes at 1am, while himself is asleep, I get up, grab a cuppa, and start to pour my heart onto the document on my screen.
And then, when I read it again in the morning, I am often amazed at what has come out of me.
Now, I have a half-written manuscript – the book of STAN’ISMS.
I’ve left it for six months, written nothing.
But, while I was away on holiday last week, the format of the book settled in my heart.
It’s not what I expected.
The book was supposed to be a light-hearted look at the funny things himself says but has somehow turned into ‘our story.’
In the words of the song “I fought the law” (1966 song by The Crickets),
I fought the Lord, and the Lord won.
This week I am back into writing a somewhat modified version of what has already been written, a much deeper look at marriage.
Yes, there are any number of marriage manuals.
This isn’t a marriage manual.
It’s a frank account of my dreadful attempt to change my husband into how I wanted him to be.
And lost.
And lost myself
Lost my husband
Lost my marriage.
So, how then, did the Lord turn all this around? How did we change enough to accept the other person and allow each other the freedom to grow without being constantly critical of them? How did we save our marriage?
It’s not just marriage, it’s about our own growth, our own willingness to be wrong.
To allow Father God to put His finger on our own garbage and let Him deal with us.
Pray for me as I humble myself, open my heart to you.
Maybe there will be keys in it for you?
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