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It is said, "A house divided will fall." I have been praying for more than a year that God would unite my wife and I in a unified vision for our marriage. A shared purpose. A calling if you will. Of course there is the obvious, "Tell people about Christ." As well as, "glorifying God in all that we do." But these statements are broad and apply to every follower of Christ. What I was praying for was something that my wife and I can unite together, as a team, in order to pursue. Something worth fighting for. As my previous blog described, God seemed to move in us as we prayed for our future children. That God would make us uncommon parents. Parents that don't fit in with the rest of America, because we fit in better with the Kingdom of God. The mission: raise kingdom minded world changers. Several days went by and I was reading a book that I thought was totally unrelated to parenting. The author shifted gears for a chapter and started describing ways to h

It seemed like any of the previous days before it. But things were different. Our progress of faith, seemed to take a backslide. Moments before this avalanche had occurred, I heard words of faith from my bride. “We need to pray from a place of faith. Not just asking God for healing, but praying as though it has already been granted.” This made sense to me. Quickly coming to mind was: Philippians 4:6-7 - "Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel." The part about “with thankful hearts” means that you believe God will and has answered. I was encouraged by my wife’s faith. Not more than a few hours later, all of this seemed to have unraveled. “I just need to accept that this is my life. And deal with the pain. Accept that I won’t