Marriage

This past weekend I started a new class in seminary on Marital Therapy. This is so exciting because love and relationships are my passion, and this is the kind of therapy I want to do, and I will be observing sessions with couples at my internship this semester..I am so pumped! What person gets pumped about therapy? Not many! But I do!

Here I am, a naive, idealistic student sitting in class, ready to learn how to change the world, and save every marriage, and what do I learn but a startling statistic that there is only a 50% sucess rate in marital therapy, even the Christian kind. This is the average! Uggghh. I was so shocked by this. But there are many reasons for it. A lot of them the therapist can't really control. I guess I thought I would be able to control the outcomes in the lives of my clients. Once again the theme of my life: humility. Who am I?

Okay Lord, I don't save the world. You already did. Through your Son Jesus. I can barely be in control of myself, let alone in control of others. I give them to you God. All my future clients. All the marriages. Heal them. Protect the marriages. Heal those who have already lost theirs. I give all of it into your Hands.

Oh and speaking of marriage...Thank you, Hubby for loving me on V-Day, for making me breakfast in bed served with one red rose and making me feel special and cherished. You are so giving, and you know so well how to treat a wife you could teach a marriage seminar. I love you.