The List
Hello, readers! This is Alex, the hubs to Brooke! As this is the first post I am writing, I think it fitting to make it both enjoyable and meaningful. I hope to contribute to the Mr. and Mrs. Journey with Biblical, historical, and political thoughts. Yes, I know the last two may sound a bit tiresome, but I'll try my best! Enjoy!
Over the past couple weeks I have thought heavily on the choices we make in life. Spcifically the choices of prioritizing. I remember before I started dating Brooke how often I would sit down day after day and play video games. I figured that since I am in college and I am going to be working my whole life once I graduate why not enjoy my life right now! And while there is some truth to that, I remember thinking often, Wow, I accomplished nothing today. I did not prioritize my time properly, though I did not make a clear cut decision how I should be prioritizing my life until just recently (marriage obviously has changed my way of thinking quite a bit!). I think I finally have made a few good choices in how I should be prioritizing my focus and my time.
First, my Savior, Jesus Christ. How could I place God in a spot other than first? He Who created the universe, created me, and created my wife. He Who took on the form of a man and died for not just my own personal sins, which by the way are too many to count on just the fingers of my hand. He Who, in his mercy, overlooks my faults and forgives if I just ask of it. He Who has granted me eternal life. What a marvelous God my wife and I serve! No one should ever come first. It saddens me to think of all the times I picked up a video game controller or turned on my laptop screen instead of simply opening up the Bible. I want to place first in my life Jesus Christ, to talk with Him, read His Word, study His Word, and glorify Him in all that I do.
Second, my beautiful wife, Brooke. She is the greatest blessing in my life. I shall by posting at some time what marriage means to me, but just as a summary I would like to share this... I believe, as stated in God's Word, that marriage brings a man and a woman together and literally makes them one. What an amazing miracle that is! I treasure my wife so much! God not only has blessed me with her, but has also placed me in charge of caring for her, leading her, and doing and sacrificing everything I can as long as she is happy. While I struggle with that sometimes I am trying my best and am learning how to be a dedicated husband.
Third, my children. This actually comes later down the road because we have no children yet! However, I do want to stress the importance that if God chooses to bless me and Brooke with children, I shall do anything in order to make their lives happy as best as I can.
Fourth, finance. Yes I know that is strange, but that is what I am studying in college! God has called me into this field as a career for my life. I have not a clue where He will lead me, but this truly is what God has in store for me. After I have put my Savior first, and my wife and children second and third respectively, I would like to glorify God and make my family happy by striving to the best of my ability to excel in this field.
Fifth, history and politics, my hobbies. I do not think that God gave me a craving to learn about history and politics for no reason at all. So much can be learned from the past through history, and found in politics is an array of knowledge to defend what you believe. I know that history and politics are such broad terms and cover such a wide field, but in any free time I have after my first four priorities, I want to spend it learning about history and politics.
These are the five ways I want to prioritize my time. I've already begun to practice this, and in time I hope that practice becomes habit. I know I'll struggle at times, but in the end I hope my wife can say, "I've always felt your love," and my Savior can proclaim, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
The Mr.
An Afterthought: My wife and I may still play video games together from time to time!
Over the past couple weeks I have thought heavily on the choices we make in life. Spcifically the choices of prioritizing. I remember before I started dating Brooke how often I would sit down day after day and play video games. I figured that since I am in college and I am going to be working my whole life once I graduate why not enjoy my life right now! And while there is some truth to that, I remember thinking often, Wow, I accomplished nothing today. I did not prioritize my time properly, though I did not make a clear cut decision how I should be prioritizing my life until just recently (marriage obviously has changed my way of thinking quite a bit!). I think I finally have made a few good choices in how I should be prioritizing my focus and my time.
First, my Savior, Jesus Christ. How could I place God in a spot other than first? He Who created the universe, created me, and created my wife. He Who took on the form of a man and died for not just my own personal sins, which by the way are too many to count on just the fingers of my hand. He Who, in his mercy, overlooks my faults and forgives if I just ask of it. He Who has granted me eternal life. What a marvelous God my wife and I serve! No one should ever come first. It saddens me to think of all the times I picked up a video game controller or turned on my laptop screen instead of simply opening up the Bible. I want to place first in my life Jesus Christ, to talk with Him, read His Word, study His Word, and glorify Him in all that I do.
Second, my beautiful wife, Brooke. She is the greatest blessing in my life. I shall by posting at some time what marriage means to me, but just as a summary I would like to share this... I believe, as stated in God's Word, that marriage brings a man and a woman together and literally makes them one. What an amazing miracle that is! I treasure my wife so much! God not only has blessed me with her, but has also placed me in charge of caring for her, leading her, and doing and sacrificing everything I can as long as she is happy. While I struggle with that sometimes I am trying my best and am learning how to be a dedicated husband.
Third, my children. This actually comes later down the road because we have no children yet! However, I do want to stress the importance that if God chooses to bless me and Brooke with children, I shall do anything in order to make their lives happy as best as I can.
Fourth, finance. Yes I know that is strange, but that is what I am studying in college! God has called me into this field as a career for my life. I have not a clue where He will lead me, but this truly is what God has in store for me. After I have put my Savior first, and my wife and children second and third respectively, I would like to glorify God and make my family happy by striving to the best of my ability to excel in this field.
Fifth, history and politics, my hobbies. I do not think that God gave me a craving to learn about history and politics for no reason at all. So much can be learned from the past through history, and found in politics is an array of knowledge to defend what you believe. I know that history and politics are such broad terms and cover such a wide field, but in any free time I have after my first four priorities, I want to spend it learning about history and politics.
These are the five ways I want to prioritize my time. I've already begun to practice this, and in time I hope that practice becomes habit. I know I'll struggle at times, but in the end I hope my wife can say, "I've always felt your love," and my Savior can proclaim, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
The Mr.
An Afterthought: My wife and I may still play video games together from time to time!
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