Marriage, love, and Jesus!

Why is it so hard to really love the person you are married too? (If you argue with this question, by saying it isn't hard, I say "cough" liar.. Lets get real!) Why is it is so hard to really forgive the people you love the most? God has brought to light something I have been asking myself lately? Shouldn't it be easier to love the person you are married to then any other person? Shouldn't it be easier to forgive people you love then any other person?  It should, but its not.. Why does this seem like such a simple thing, but yet it is so hard?

I got a whole new view of how easy it should be, and yet we will continue to fail.

I was sitting in my car a few days ago staring at the clear blue sky with a few random clouds, and down the road where the earth met the sky I came to realize that everything on the earth is going to fail at some point. We are all just here for our moments, living in strife trying to be the best we can be, and above where the earth meets the sky, somewhere out there is a heaven where there is no strife, and frustration. Out there is my God who loves me for me, who will never fail me, who will always love me and forgive me easily. In that moment I didn't want to be here on this earth anymore, I wanted to be up there in the arms of Jesus.

If you noticed everything in heaven is duplicated on earth. God created creation, and here He uses us to create us. We are the bride, and Jesus is the groom, and here on earth there is a bride and groom. So if we are duplicating what there is in heaven, then in marriage to our spouse on earth we should be duplicating what is in our marriage to Christ. I love that God shows me the supernatural of His ways because it is beautiful but when I look at the ways on earth, it is ugly because it is natural.

This is why Paul says it is better to not marry if you have no problem with lust.

⁸ So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows—it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am. ⁹ But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.

Because when you become married, you are now going to have to aim for the heavenly standard of marriage.. Do you know how hard it is to be married to a person who isn't Jesus? I'm sure you all know because most of us are married.. We are going to continue to fail our spouses, and fail Jesus.. 
 
³² I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. ³³ But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. ³⁴ His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. ³⁵ I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.

Being married twice is hard! It is much harder to be married to one of Gods creation's, then it is to be married to Jesus. Your interests are divided and you have to be devoted to God but also to your spouse, and your responsibilities of being a spouse. I think that is why so many marriages fail, because it is hard. That is why so many people are not devoted to God, because relationships take work. They pretty much take every ounce of energy you have.


 ⁶But ‘God made them male and female’from the beginning of creation. ⁷ ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, ⁸ and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, ⁹ let no one split apart what God has joined together.”

In my marriage to Christ, I need to remain in Him, and He will remain in me. We are united. It is supposed to look the same for your spouse. In my marriage to my spouse, I should remain in him, and he should remain in me. We should be united.

⁷ But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! ⁸ When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

Remaining and being the best disciple, spouse, and friend you can be, brings great glory to God. There are a ton of scriptures in the bible on how to be the best spouse you can be, and also how you can be the best bride of Christ too. I am just writing this all because I have been hit with a hard brick of the severity of what it takes in marriage, not only on earth but also in my relationship with Jesus..  And with my brothers and sisters in Christ. If I could sum up the bible in two words, it would be Love and Relationships. It is only truly available through Jesus.. Failing in relationships and love will happen, but Jesus is there saying remain! Remain in it all!


 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. ¹⁰ When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. ¹¹ I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! ¹² This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 

Where is My Guest room?

Boom~ Crazy revelation going on, and its making my head tingle.<3!


Mark 14:13
On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?" And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?


 "and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters"

This is what has been standing out when I read my bible yesterday. I'm like who is this man carrying a pitcher of water? Why is he so important.. So of course I am seeking and Boom revelation!

The man carrying the water is the Holy Spirit, and Jesus is telling you to follow Him, be led by Him, and wherever He tells you to go, then you go, and you do what He tells you to do..

And then when you get into the house, you  

say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?

So wherever the spirit leads you to, when you find that owner, you say to them, The teacher which is Jesus wants to know where His guest room is? Where is the room for Him at in your heart? Prepare a place for Him so he can eat the passover in.. So that owner can pass-over from death to life..and because Jesus is working through you, you will be able to eat at that place too! The fruits of your labor.. :) Then Jesus, the teacher will live in the owners heart, and teach!

I was thinking about how "My Guest room" is very important.. The word My show's pocession, but the word Guest means invitation, and of course the word room means a place..  Even though all that we are, is His, we still have free will and have to invite Him into your heart.. 







Pretty much wowed right now!

Essence

Essence defined by the free.dictionary means (The most important ingredient; the crucial element).

Mark 14:3

Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.

This essence of nard caught my eye the other day, so I decided to see what it was made of. It is a flowering plant that is grown in Asia. This type of incense would be offered as a sacrifice on the altar of incense. The altar of incense stood within the Holy Place, right outside the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. This incense was to be considered holy to the Lord and was reserved solely for this purpose.

Is it a coincidence that a woman would come in with a very special, important incense to anoint Jesus, who is the most important ingredient, or the crucial element to every person's life? I think not.. This happened I'm guessing a day or two before Jesus was crucified on the cross, the altar where His blood was poured out on. Just a door a away from the Holy of Holies or better yet a few days away from the veil being torn.


Fall in love with Jesus. He is essence of your life. He is the most important ingredient. All of your sacrifices go and belong to Him. This women was in love with Jesus. She took the most important gift she had and she gave it to Jesus. That is love. I want to be like this women. She had this revelation before Jesus even went to the cross. This was probably the only thing she has that was of importance and she didnt waste it on the world. She gave it to Jesus, because she was just that in love with Him.

Jesus replenishes!

Let go, and receive!

Mark 10:28-31

²⁸ Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.
²⁹ “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, ³⁰ will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. ³¹ But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.

Jesus said if you give up your property, and family for Jesus and His kingdom, He will replace it now, on earth.. He will provide you with new people and property that replaces the things that you had to let go in order to follow Him better, to love Him more, and to do His will.. You will also receive with that persecution but that doesn't come from Him, that comes from the world. That comes from you taking that leap faith by really giving up your life for the sake of Him.. Once you take that step, be ready for both. Satan doesn't mess with people who are half living for God. Half in the door and half out of the door. He messes with people who are messing with him. Who barged through the door ready to get in his face..Ready to throw darts back..

Its like laying everything you have down at the foot of cross, at the altar because Jesus means that much to you. Jesus even said, you must bear your own cross in order to be a true disciple and follow Him with your heart and will. If you were to give everything you have up that doesn't line up with God in order to follow Him, would you? 


I say think it over, but if you are willing you have to do this with your heart. You must give up everything with your heart and will with pure motives.. Jesus is worth what you have, He is worth you sacrificing it all, He is worth you breaking down your strongholds.. He will give you an entirely new life, a new heart, a new family, a new spirit, a new freedom in Him, and will provide all you need..

This is why so many different Christians are on different levels in their walks.. Everyone starts out the same, but faith isn't just where it starts.. Its the entire process. It really matters at where you end. That is fighting the good fight.

But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.

Jesus said it, I didn't.. There will be the greatest and least in heaven.. Where do you want to be on that list.. I would rather be in a shack in heaven than in a mansion in hell, but why not shoot for a mansion in heaven while you still can..

"You feed them"

But Jesus said "That is necessary-you feed them

Matthew 14:16-21

16  "But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
¹⁷ “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
¹⁸ “Bring them here,” he said. ¹⁹ Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. ²⁰ They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. ²¹ About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!

 The disciples came to Jesus wanting to send the crowd home, and Jesus was like no you feed them..
How was it possible for His disciples to feed these people when they didn't have enough money or food?.. You feed them faith, and you also feed them by faith

Then Jesus took the bread and the fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. He then broke the loaves into pieces, And then what did He do with it? He didn't hand it out to the people Himself.. He gave it to His disciples to give it out..  Isn't this how Jesus works through us now? You don't see Jesus physically on the street feeding people. He feeds people through you.. Have faith that God will provide what you need when He tells you to do something.. 

People always want to be equipped before they do what God tells them to.. God doesn't work like that.. I don't know if He ever has scripturally. He does however prepare hearts, so remember you are not God, you don't know the ending at the beginning.. All God wants you to do is have faith, and obey.. He will provide all that you need to accomplish His work. Faith is when you listen, and act.. Not equip, then act, then listen.. That is you being led by you, not by the spirit.

You know what else Jesus did before He gave the food to the disciples. He blessed the food.. Wow.. He thanked God for the food before He mulitiplied it. What if we had faith like that? What if God told us to something, and we thanked God for His provisions before it was even provided.. That is faith!

They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers.. Now check this out.. After Jesus provided a crazy amount of food out of a few loaves of bread, gave it to His disciples to feed people who ate their fill, there was then an abundant amount of food leftover.. Look at God's blessing and abundance for obeying.. God will fill you up after you "feed people" and do His will..