tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008199639633906876.post5893970381177920251..comments2024-02-23T01:05:09.808-08:00Comments on Jesus Dust: Committed to CelebrationChristopher Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10716811244655233526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008199639633906876.post-49100735370502654332008-11-02T15:17:00.000-08:002008-11-02T15:17:00.000-08:00To anonymous 1: spouse-celebrating means learning ...To anonymous 1: spouse-celebrating means learning to see them as God does. Disciplining the mind to notice their beauty and character before their warts and weaknesses. Sometimes this takes actually scheduled effort. There have been times where I have purposefully set aside daily time to reflect on Lindsay's strengths. <BR/><BR/>In effect, it is not so different than devotional meditation on Christopher Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716811244655233526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008199639633906876.post-61535112026959655382008-11-02T15:13:00.000-08:002008-11-02T15:13:00.000-08:00Anonymous 2 is right, I think the whole matter can...Anonymous 2 is right, I think the whole matter can be seen as positive and negative sides to the same commitment. Too much focus on the negative side (I commit to stay married, regardless) to the exclusion of the positive (I commit to grow in appreciation and love for you) does not result in the kind of relationship that is God's intent for marriage. <BR/><BR/>Of course, not every day is a Christopher Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716811244655233526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008199639633906876.post-71248150799094912942008-11-01T17:04:00.000-07:002008-11-01T17:04:00.000-07:00Do explain, please.To the previous poster, I don't...Do explain, please.<BR/><BR/>To the previous poster, I don't get the drift from Chris's post that commitment and celebration are mutually exclusive in the sense that one is elevated above the other. But one can choose to prioritize celebration in the everyday commitment, rather than entering a marriage with the idea that one will merely tolerate/endure one's spouse - looking on the negative sideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008199639633906876.post-77431762175809013022008-11-01T15:27:00.000-07:002008-11-01T15:27:00.000-07:00What does it mean to "spouse-celebrate," why would...What does it mean to "spouse-celebrate," why would this be elevated over the value of commitment? <BR/><BR/>Happiness was never a promise given by God... and God's commitment doesn't waver in relation to us when we make him unhappy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com