My 28 year-old sister is getting married on Saturday 16 August 2008.
It has been a hard journey for her. This is more than a breakthrough, not only for her but for our family (as there has been strong iniquities running in the family).
I have five sisters and she's the fourth in line. But she's the first of the Ndinga girls to have a white wedding. Two of my other sisters have had traditional ones (and I'm not implying that I'm against those, not at all) but there's a joy in (carrying on) having a white wedding. It makes those of us who do not understand those traditional ceremonies to celebrate with so much more understanding (lol).
My sister has been through quite a lot. She had been in relationship back in Congo. Then when we moved to Zimbabwe, the boyfriend had said that he would marry her. Now, those are "heavy" words to say to a woman. Anyways, he let her down.
After some time she got into a serious relationship. The "new" guy had even met my dad and they had almost gotten engaged. But he broke her heart.
Then later she met this wonderful guy. The traditional ceremony did not go well back in December 2006. I remember seing her cry.
But they held onto one another.
Well this year in April, the traditional ceremony (lobola) was succesful and now I am flying home in a few days to celebrate this covenant.
God is faithful. They are both believers (unlike the other wimps) and I know that God's hand is on them. She will be the first to have children within the context of marriage. I praise God for it.
Psalm 18:29a NIV "With your help I can advance against a troop (a barricade) "
18:29b AMP "...and by my God I can leap over a wall"
With God's help, His grace, His ability, my sister IS leaping over that wall of iniquity, that wall of shame, that wall of pain.. So can you! So can I!
Hold on to His Word even in hard times. His Word is truth and faithful.
Psalm 27:10 New Living Translation "Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close"
May God by His Word hold you close even when man has failed you.
Now let me go get that suit... lol
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All i can say is that He is faithful to His word....Im actually just truly moved and greatly encouraged. Praise be to our Father. Xoxo
Wow, amazing words...with our God we can leap over a Barricade..a wall, makes me think of the barricades we put up in our lives intentionally or unintentionally, but God is ever so faithful...
Continue to Soar my friend...
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