Seven split the sea

Matthew and I just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. We've now been married as long as we dated before getting married. Seven years of dating may seem a little lingered for a couple who didn't meet in high school, nor lived together prior to marriage, but for us, the growth process took a little time. Sadly we were not mature enough to recognize our need for growth, but thanks be to God, He took the reins.

After braking off our first engagement, I'd say the idea that we'd ever have a healthy/happy life together felt something like standing in front of a deep ocean with no raft while an army approaches from behind. Death on all sides: impossible solution. Thank goodness God is in the mission of the impossible. As the song goes, "He split the sea so I could walk right through it, my fears were drown in perfect love." We didn't drown, but all our fears did. Instead of going back to another dessert or another lifestyle of slavery like the Israelites begged, God's perfect love redeemed our relationship through an outright miracle, and He founded our life anew.

We haven't seen all our plans succeed perfectly because our plans are never the best ones. It hasn't been the memories or anniversaries we've tried to create that stick out from the past seven years, but the ones that happened upon us on random Tuesday nights reading together, or laughing as we check out at Target with our crazy crew. God's favor upon us has abundantly blessed us more than words can describe. We are eternally grateful for the gift of our marriage and hope He uses it for His great glory, not our own.

~Seven Buster

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