Where Did I Go (part 3) Finding the Balance
August 2, 2008 by Marc Audet
Filed under Relationships
After going from one extreme to the other. It has been an adventure, (one I’m still on) finding my old self and inviting myself back into my walk with Christ and my marriage.
Some of you reading might be thinking this guy is going through his mid-life crisis. No, because we both wish this happened earlier in our marriage, or better yet didn’t have to. I haven’t gone out and bought a new sports car or Harley, although the new Chevy Camaro does look pretty tough. Nor have have I thought of trading Marye in on a newer model with lower miles.
Earlier in our marriage I had closed off parts of myself., thinking it didn’t fit into my Christian life. Instead of balancing my interests in the outdoors, guns, historical re-enacting, extreme and not so extreme activities with God, Marye and our kids, I just let them go.
Now my kids are involved in some of them. Marye may not participate, but is very supportive.
You can find intimate conversation with the Lord on a rock face, at 10,000 feet and falling, or at a fishing hole or campsite. As an individual, and as a man, there is no spirituality in becoming less than who God made you to be.
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Well said, Marc. Bravo.
Thank You Amanda for the compliment. Marye & I are trying to write about issues we have been through, with the Lord’s help and guidance. We will be writing about our personal experiences in our 28 1/2 years of marriage and some of the subjects will be areas that pastors we know and their wives have difficulty counseling. We ask the Lord’s wisdom and will in what write about and how to word it. I’m glad you stopped by our blog. I hope it is helpful information and presume it is.