Love is in the air...

(And you get to hear about it firsthand!)

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"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousnesss: and all these things shall be added unto you."  
~ Matthew 6:33

Martin: Well, um..... it all began back in June when the Lord showed me that Deborah was the one He'd chosen for me. I struggled a lot and fought at first but knew it was God's will. The moment I accepted His will and said yes to God, an overwhelming peace and joy filled my heart such as I have never felt before!

So, after much prayer, many confirmations, discussions with parents, I received permission from Deborah's dad, Morris, and as of August 7, 2011, we are now officially in a courtship. The Lord has been so wonderful in blessing us and He is always faithful! May God be Glorified!

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will 

and to do of His good pleasure." 

~ Philippians 2:13

Deborah: I guess I have known, as much as a girl can know, that Marty was the one for quite a few months. I just kept giving it to the Lord over and over and tried my hardest not to think on it much. I wasn't expecting that anything would happen for a good long time yet so I was completely shocked when he asked. I just had to take a couple days to process before I really had anything to say. Those next few days, and still since, I was just so overwhelmed with how AWESOME our GOD really is and how much HE really does care about us and our happiness. Jeremiah 29:11 is so true. I had no idea that I would feel the way I did and the happiness, joy, and peace that came with it all surpassed my highest expectations. There was also such a blessing with how it was so open before our parents and the Lord, and just letting God work out all the details in His perfect time before we let anyone else in on 'our secret'. Our Father truly is so good.

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It has been an adjustment but oh, so good. We wouldn't trade it for anything! 

If you think about it, pray for us. We would appreciate it greatly!

"Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done,

and Thy thoughts which are to-us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in

order unto Thee: if I would declare and speak of them, 

they are more than can be numbered." 

~ Psalms 40:5

The Power of Prayer

   In each day of a Christian's life, a battle rages. The heavenly realms are filled with the armies of God and of Satan, each doing the will of their master. Most of those battles are being fought over the souls of people on earth. God's angels fight to win a precious soul for the Kingdom; Satan's demons fight to gain a valuable soul to take with them to their destruction.

   We as believers face many choices every day. Choices of right or wrong, good or evil. If you stop to consider ALL the choices you make in your life every day, you will be overwhelmed. Little choices - what to wear, what to eat, where to sleep, what to drink - the list is endless. Medium choices - what to read, what to watch, where to go, how to act - the list goes on. Big choices - what to say, how to listen, what to spend your money on, who to spend your time with - you can think of many more! Huge choices - where to live, what church to attend, what mission field to pursue, who to marry - and many, many more. Some of these choices are far more important than others. Yet often we take more time thinking about the things of less importance than doing the things of greater importance. The thing is that we do it without realizing it. So, how do we as Christ's followers make choices that honor and glorify Him the most? We pray!

   When we pray, we establish a direct communion with God. When we pray, we tune into God's Spirit and He directs our steps in the way that is most honoring and glorifying to Himself. When we pray, a floodgate in heaven is opened for God to make the choices. When we pray for God to have His way, for His will to be done and not our own, the angels are given more power over the demons! When we pray, the power is yanked out of Satan's hands and put into God's hands where it belongs!! When we pray, the forces of heaven fight!!! So, pray, brothers and sisters, pray! Pray for God to take the reigns of life!! Pray for His will to be done!!! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!!!! 

THEN, be willing to do.