With This Ring! Marriage & Family Ministries: January 2016

WHAT WE BELIEVE!

First, We stand on the biblical knowledge that God created marriage, not man. That a couple, if they are to be properly aligned with the will of God within the realm of marriage, should enter into and operate within the institution of marriage the way God intended them to. Although With This Ring! is a Christian marriage ministry, it will be available to any individual or corporate entity that has need of the resources this Christ-based ministry has to offer. With This Ring! (WTR!) Marriage & Family Ministries is especially called to help, assist, develop, nurture, instruct, pray, befriend, and love each and every married & engaged couple as the Holy Spirit leads and directs. Christ intends for each marriage that is blessed by His Holy name and presence to be a shining example of His love for us and the joy He commands us to have as overcomers. WTR! Marriage & Family Ministries is being designed to propagate this powerful and heartfelt knowledge of Christ.
VISION
Secondly, we at WTR! believe that it is imperative that a supportive environment be established around married couples, their children, & those wishing to enter into the covenant of marriage. In an age where ‘getting hitched’ is taboo and considered ‘fools territory’, it is paramount that an environment exists that talks about, teaches, and encourages marriage, and remaining 'married for life'. To this end, WTR! intends to reach out from the walls of the traditional church and promote God’s original design for marriage not just in its home church, not just in other churches, but in the community as a whole. This will be done through home studies, seminars, workshops, newsletters, retreats & cruises, and other outings. Children will know & learn what it means to grow up in a loving, trusting, and forgiving family relationship and in turn create the same in their adult lives thus closing the now wide-open door to Satan’s attack on the family & individuals who cannot close the door themselves because of past hurts in childhood and other previous relationships.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Day I Was....READY!!

Me: (After already describing in detail how dire the situation was) "Look lady, I just told you, I've already been to the emergency room! They're the ones who told me to drive myself over there to see Dr. ₩@£€!%&$."

Receptionist: "Well, I'm sorry sir, but since you don't have an appointment, I WON'T (Emphatically!) be able to 'allow' you to see him! Try going to another emergency room!"

Me: (Ticked & Hurting) "You listen to me lady, the ER Dr. told me that Dr. ₩@£€!% &$ was who I needed to see so I need you to..." [CLICK!]

Me: "I know she DIDN'T just hang up in my face!" (Well, that's not REALLY what I said, but I can't say that here! Just keeping it REAL!)

     So I drove in to another 'specialist' that I knew & after 'convincing' his receptionist that Dr. #€@£€¥ was either going to see me NOW, or I was going to die right there in their office in front of all their patients, they let me see the doc. After a very quick examination, he determined I needed 'immediate' surgery!
      I was sent immediately to St. Mary's (Lord knows that was the LAST hospital I wanted to go to. We got bad history!) I was quickly prepped for surgery. After they rapidly had me sign all the necessary papers, I quickly realized that alot of this paperwork I had just signed was legal documents basically covering the hospital, doctors, technicians, & staff against lawsuits in case...I didn't make it! I remembered that I'd learned a long time ago that even 'MINOR' surgery can have mortal consequences!
      At first, I started panicking. My day had started out so normal. "You mean to tell me that today could be the day...I die?!" After a minute or so however, I began to regain my head! I began to remember who I was. Began to remember 'WHOSE' I was! As the anesthesiologist entered the room, I asked for my wife. She came in & asked, "You nervous?" I replied to her, "No. I already know where I'm going if this doesn't work! But don't worry love. It's going to be fine!" I began to sing, "I love Him. I love Him. I love The LORD today....!" She grabbed my hand & joined in. "...because He cared for me. In such a speci.....!" [And that was the last thing I remembered. I was out!] I didn't know if I would wake up in a hospital recovery room...or in a 'City with streets made of GOLD!' But I knew without a doubt that I was His! Where HE was, there I would be also!
      I shared all of THAT to say THIS, "You should always know where you'd spend eternity if He came for you...TODAY! ALWAYS! Not guess at it or wonder about it! You should KNOW! If after reading this & asking yourself the tough question, 'Do I know where I will spend ETERNITY? (You should know you will spend it somewhere) you find you don't have a clear, believable answer, you might want to truly start on the road to finding that answer for yourself. And there is no time like the present! ---With This Ring! Marriage & Family Ministries
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---Rev