Lauren & Chris
Yesterday was the wedding of my good friends Lauren & Chris.
It was absolutely beautiful!
In fact, as far as weddings can go, I think this one turned out pretty much perfect!
The weather was great. The band was awesome. The bride (and the rest of the bridal party too) looked absolutely amazing! And all went according to plan.
But what made the whole day so much more beautiful and full of joy was the focus of both the ceremony and the bride and groom. Yes, on a day that the world so often presents as the most important and happiest day of your life, the one all about you, Lauren and Chris joyfully kept the focus on their Lord and Saviour, and a wedding banquet they are looking forward to even more than their own - that to be enjoyed with Jesus on our gracious arrival to Heaven. It was so encouraging and refreshing to not only see them focused on this, but also just to be reminded of our goal in this journey of life!
Praise God for the way He worked through and in this day! And for these two who He has lovingly brought together!
Congratulations Lauren & Chris!!
On My Journey Home
Every traveller needs to be well equipped for both their journey, both the rain and the sunshine...
Here are a few things that, when contemplated and addressed head on, will help me (and hopefully you) on the journey home...
"Have you realised that most of your unhappiness is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?"
Think about it - Martin Lloyd-Jones has a brilliant point here!
In the book of Numbers we see God's people on a pilgrimage to the promised land. In the book of Hebrews the Christian life is presented as a pilgrimage to a heavenly land of promise.
What Israel f
ails to do that Hebrews stresses we cannot is remain committed. They cease "to be pilgrims on their way to rest and become aimless wanderers in the wilderness."
If we arent careful we could stray from the track and become aimless wanderers too.
As a traveller on my journey home I read this and am reminded to keep an eye on those things that may distract me from the pilgrimage; intriguing wildlife that may just be a little too far from the track. Its one thing to emjoy the journey - and we should - but a very different thing to get lost in it so much we forget where we were headed to start with.....After all, wandering aimlessly never ends up well...
Yesterday was the wedding of my good friends Lauren & Chris.
