Due to work commitment, we were in Kampar on most weekends in December. This particular weekend, I was looking forward to a quiet Saturday when out of the blue, Ray announced that his ex-colleagues are coming down to visit him. His exact words were: “Dennis and Josephine are coming down to bless our marriage!”
Now, this is something new and totally unexpected. In fact, I started questioning if there were anything in our marriage that gave away that we needed help!? I confessed that there were the usual tiffs of who should cut Joseph’s nails and get him ready for school. But, did God think that I needed help?
The hours of anticipation were over when Josephine and Dennis came to our house. They brought along a lovely banner, depicting the cross with two white doves bearing two hearts in the middle. Josephine shared that 2 weeks ago, they went to Taiwan to seek blessings on their marriage from God. Unknown to me, Josephine came from a family of divorces. In fact, both her brother and sister are divorcees. As a Christian, she strongly believes that family is of utmost importance to God and that Satan is all out to destroy marriages, so that he can draw people away from seeking God. Therefore, she decided to make a pilgrimage to Taiwan with her husband, Dennis. At the end of her trip, she felt called to bless others in their marriages and had brought back 2 extra banners, one for her church pastor and one for us!
I was truly touched by her enthusiasm and concern for our marriage. After her sharing, both Josephine and Dennis prayed for us and presented us with the banner, reminding us that God is watching over our marriage; that our union is God intended.
More importantly, I realized that God wanted to remind us that He loved us. As our Heavenly Father, He just want to bless us just as we would like to remind our children of our love for them, by showering them with hugs and kisses.
For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord. Psalm 117:2
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