tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post6484767888276731933..comments2023-07-30T05:51:02.673-04:00Comments on Journey to Surrender: Male and Female Part 2: Marriage BaggageScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382135979097709418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-5823623445700422492013-08-03T19:22:44.833-04:002013-08-03T19:22:44.833-04:00Robyn - You are so right. It's easy to slip in...Robyn - You are so right. It's easy to slip into the immediate and forget the eternal. Heaven tends to have a totally different perspective. That's what I'm after!<br /><br />J - Great point about flipping things around. Makes a huge difference!<br /><br />Paul - You are so right about running to instead of running from. I've heard that before and it totally rings true.<br />Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382135979097709418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-58946475789951936522013-08-02T16:43:35.971-04:002013-08-02T16:43:35.971-04:00Great job showing the things that shape our ideas ...Great job showing the things that shape our ideas about marriage!<br /><br />I was long ago taught that we do well when we run towards something, but we do poorly when we are running away from something. May we all see a clear example to run towards. Paul Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365208584175101402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-43316969063998273572013-08-02T09:13:40.400-04:002013-08-02T09:13:40.400-04:00Excellent start to a series I'm now looking fo...Excellent start to a series I'm now looking forward to. I have tried in my own life to flip my perspective: Instead of interpreting the Bible from my life, try interpreting my life from the Bible. But you're right, that's not always an easy thing to do.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474549008387967649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2613335924468202284.post-88091458245968971742013-08-02T08:59:48.598-04:002013-08-02T08:59:48.598-04:00"Long before he sent Jesus to be our bridegro..."Long before he sent Jesus to be our bridegroom, even before the dawn of time, he knew he would win for himself an eternal bride. So he set up marriage to be a picture of his loving pursuit of a bride of his own."<br /><br />As we move through life on this temporal plane, it's easy to forget the ultimate purposes. Forces here push in on us everyday and try to get us to forget that.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com