Love changes everything...

    Lately I've really been reflecting on the grace of God and all the many blessings in my life.  I have so much to be thankful to God for, but the one thing that stands out the most is my amazing husband.  We've been married almost 9 years and I'm absolutely crazy about him!  He is my rock, my best friend, my constant support, amazing husband, father, and my favorite Preacher! 
    I gave my life to the Lord right before my husband and I got married... I was a work in progress to say the least.  I was a person with a new heart, but had an old mindset.  I had experienced many traumatic things as a child/young adult and all the junk began to come out shortly after we were married.  I knew who God was but never understood His grace until sometime later.  I must say that the first few years of our marriage were not what most newly weds experienced! I was an angry, bitter person who was just trying to figure out who I was and in the process my husband was the one who suffered.  My perception of love was one that was unrealistic and unattainable... not healthy at all.  Regardless of it all that never stopped him.
    You see my husband is a dreamer, a man of great faith.  He isn't moved by what he sees or how he feels, he's a fighter and never quits. He loves with every fiber of his being and believes the best in people no matter the cost.  He's the person that gives all that he has so no one else has to do without. He is the life of the party, the center of attention, and never meets a stranger!  He serves with all his heart and is the most humble man I know. This man saw potential in me before anyone else, and believed in me when no one else did.  To the world I was a lost cause... a girl with too much baggage, but to him I was his whole world... one worth fighting for.  He painted a beautiful picture of what love is... the true kind that never quits.  His example of love began to show me a more accurate picture of not only what love is, but who Jesus is as well.
    I am so thankful to God for the miracle He has blessed me with... he truly saved my life!  I am who I am today by the grace of God and the love of a husband who chose to love no matter the circumstances. I have never been happier, more confident, more sure of my purpose in life or more in love than I am today.  I am challenged everyday to love people regardless of what the world says about them or because of what they have to offer me.  At the end of the day it's LOVE that never fails. (1 Cor. 13:8)  Today i challenge you to LOVE someone... you just might change their lives!