Journey to Surrender: About the Journey To Surrender

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

About the Journey To Surrender

8:55 PM | Posted by Scott | Edit Post

The Journey to Surrender is about exploring, discovering and attaining the fullest potential in Christian marriage. It is an exciting expedition available to every Christian couple willing to travel the biblical path of God’s design for marriage, a path filled with fiery passion, unmatched intimacy and joyous freedom.

Having our hearts awakened to the love relationship that Jesus has with us as His bride, I believe, is the key to a vibrant, passionate and intimate relationship between husband and wife.

(Click for more about this bridal paradigm)

Who Am I?

I am just a normal guy, an engineer by training and a worship leader by calling, who has been married in excess of 25 years, who has studied a lot about what the Bible says on marriage, and who is very interested in seeing marriages in the church strengthened, renewed and restored to their God-given potential.

Let me clearly state that I am NOT a professional marriage counselor, NOT a self proclaimed “relationship expert,” NOT a licensed psychologist, and NOT a trained pastor or theologian.

I do not claim to have all the answers. I do not profess to have a perfect marriage or to have cornered the market on insight or understanding. I simply have a message to share that burns on my heart. It's a message that I believe also burns on the heart of God.

Why I write

The fact that the failure rate of marriages in the church is not more significantly different than among the population at large saddens me deeply, and I believe God’s heart is equally saddened by the number of failed and struggling marriages. By co-opting common cultural perspectives on marriage in an effort to gain relevance, the church has to some extent lost sight of the fact that at its core marriage is a spiritual relationship, full of mystery and wonder and power.

I write to encourage Christian couples to take a turn off the path of the prevalent cultural marriage paradigm and to take a journey of a different sort. Together let’s explore what I believe God designed marriage to be from the very beginning.

What I believe and why I believe it

What I believe about marriage is based on my belief that the Bible is the word of God, that it is true, and that it is the primary way God reveals His truths to us. I’m no theologian, but I have made an intensive and purposeful study of God’s Word on the subject of marriage. So what I write here is the result of that study, of the vast amount of reading I’ve done on the topic of marriage, and of my own personal martial experiences of the past 27+ years.

For a more thorough exploration, see my series "What I Believe About Marriage."