A Wedding!

Phil and Diani (forgive me if I spelt that wrong!) are getting married today!!!
I am very excited for them and pray for their joy on this momentous day in their lives.

As a (female) guest at a wedding I am doing what is expected of me. I have gone back in time and am excited like a little girl about dressing up and getting all the bells and whistles of my outfit together.
As is the norm things are not working out as they should. I stayed up last night to do my nails, as I waited for them to dry I sent out a mass text to about 12 people and took great joy in watching them all reply back in utter confusion, (I am a girl of simple pleasures). I got up this morning and my nails are ruined, I fell asleep before they dryed completley. I have just finished my first attempt at straightening my hair and it has come out weird. My hair chooses the worst times to put up a fight with me! I have already ironed my sari and put all my jewellry out so instead of getting frustrated I have decided to take a break from getting ready and blog.
When I think about it, it makes no real difference whether I look good or not. This day is not about me or any other guest that attends. This day is about the uniting of one man and one woman in the bond of marriage.
Marriage is such an amazing phenomena to me. To think that God created two completley different types of human beings for the purpose of them learning to coexist and share their lives for His glory, is amazing! I often wonder how a man and woman can have a healthy relationship when they are so different. But as I have grown in my faith in Christ I have seen how the Lord has changed my heart and my desires to be in line with His glory. So I know that if a man and woman both seek Christ as their foundation, He will align their hearts to reflect His.
More beautiful than words on a page, a melody that stirs your heart or an image that captures your joy is a life that has been visibly changed by the grace and mercy of Christ! When I look back at my life and remember the girl I was without Christ I cannot hold back the thankfulness that floods me. The Lord has taken that broken, angry, bitter, lonely, scared child and transformed her to be a child of the most Holy God. He has forced me to face my fears, cast away my hinderances and properly heal my aching wounds all in the power of His name!
To think that this continues in a whole new way in the beautiful bond of marriage is inspiring! I praise God for the plans He has for those who set their eyes on Him!

I pray for Phil and Diani, two beautiful children of God. That as they rush to and fro worrying about the little things of this day, that they may be so taken up by the new life that they are entering. That they might fully rely on God as their sole provider and source of wisdom in every aspect of their marriage. That as they rest in His grace, they may love one another in a way that only God can allow. That their union might be a living testimony of the God that fills their lives. And that their marriage might be a blessing to everyone they know and meet!
Blessings to the beautiful couple!


Aand... now I return to trying to fix myself up. Please pray that I don't break something in my frustration! =)
Blessings to you.