The second year of our marriage was really full of ordeals and yet we continually feel how God journeyed with us in all faithfulness, love, and grace - “through it all”... I believe in my heart that God orchestrates things because He wants us to see life the way He made it.
During this period, I underwent a minor operation, my first time ever to go through such excruciating pain. In less than a year, I was required to have three ultrasounds – thyroid, urinary bladder, and kidney. But thanks to the Great Healer, our Jehovah Rapha, I got normal results and wounds and traces brought about by the operation eventually got healed. My husband wasn’t exempted; he went through a series of laboratory tests and ultrasound too. Circumstances were arduous and yet we were able to surpass it all. We drew inner strength and courage from the Lord, there’s joy, there’s peace from with in.
One of the greatest challenges in my career came when I got promoted at work. It’s completely tough in the sense that you have to set a good example, practice what you preach, and embrace the concept of “leadership by influence”. Current experiences at work educate me more on the values of initiative, responsibility and commitment. My husband is truly an inspiration, he’s one of the figures I look up to in the corporate world.
It’s also during our second year that we both have a clearer perspective of our ministry as Christians especially inside the church. We're more involved in activities that enhance our relationship with God but not to the extent of getting busy for the kingdom but not for the King. Just recently, I was appointed as a facilitator of the Sunday School in our church. I know that it’s really through God’s grace that I am able to carry out the task placed upon my shoulders.
There were times that we find ourselves stuck in a loop of busyness and fatigue. But God speaks to us to take heart and He gives us inspiring words that help us to slow down and simply relish every season of life.
Speaking from a wife’s viewpoint, I could say that marriage is really a dynamic relationship. The series of adjustments continue day after day after day… but the good thing is – Sim and I continually honor the vow we made in front of God’s altar two years ago. And that is loving each other even in the most trying of times and allowing God to stay at the center of our marriage.
To my beloved Sim, you are the greatest thing that ever happened to me. You are the love of my life and I am so grateful to the Lord that you and I are really born for each other!
