The Power of Two - Laetitia van Schalkwyk
I often hear people say that marriage is hard work. But “work” reminds me of law and since Jesus set us free from law, I do not agree with this statement. You see, when you are in Christ, you have a new identity. And when you live from this identity, and manifest Christ, it comes naturally. My focus, and motivation is therefor not on my husband, but on Christ in me. The same with him, my husband. He also lives from his new identity, Christ in him. And whenever I am upset about something, I will always first go to Yahweh. On a more practical note: I go and sit in a chair and meditate. I concentrate on my breathing and go into myself and engage Him, Face to Face inside me. It is there where I find peace again, by engaging peace. When we disagree about something, we never raise our voices, we first engage with peace inside us and then we will sit and talk about it because both of us understand the power of our words. With our words, we create, we speak life or death, and power is in ...