Our Wedding Vows
As Christa and I are a month and a half into living in California, I have decided that life has settled down enough to get back to blogging. Things are AMAZING here, and I will be sure to post in the near future about how we are doing in California specifically.
In my last post, I mentioned that I would blog about a series of events that have happened since January 4th, our wedding day. I wanted to begin with our wedding ceremony, or mainly the vows that Christa and I had for each other. Many of you at the ceremony asked about the vows and wanted me to post them. So here they are:
Matthew to Christa:
Christa Lynn, before I met you I only heard stories of women so amazing as you—ones who love fiercely, ones who denounce this world, and ones who fully embrace their God-given, transcendent identity in Christ. I never thought a woman like that existed until God cause our paths to meet. And now, I stand before God and these people committing to marry such a woman in you. You were made for me and I for you, and because of that, I make these vows:
I choose to love you with the knowledge that I can only rightly do so through Christ.
I choose to respect you understanding full well that you are an heir with me and a co-heir with Christ to our Father’s richest blessings.
I choose to always encourage you in your giftings, to spur you on forever toward Christ, and to speak words of life, not death.
I choose to stand beside you and to support you in all you do, to defend you, and to give you the liberty to defend me.
I choose to make Christ our sole pursuit and commit all that we do together to bring glory to God to the ends of the earth.
I commit to Christ, and I commit to you, always and in everything.
Christa to Matthew:
Matthew, I have never met a man I respect more than you. You are a warrior and you have fought for my heart. The thought of serving our King on the front lines of life, right next to you, thrills my heart. You are a revolutionary and I never thought I would find a man who would match my passion to live life that is truly life. I love how it thrills you when people understand who they are in Christ, and you most attractive quality is your security in Him.
With both our identities seated securely in the heavenlies, I just hold my breath with excitement and anticipation about how we will be used—not for our glory, but for His. Because of these reasons, I commit myself to you. I vow to love you for the rest of my life. When I feel like it and when I don’t. I commit to pursue our Savior so that His love, whish is so much greater than mine, will overflow on you all the days of my life. I will honor you in my speech and action, and put your needs above my own.
I can’t wait to run this race with you, next to you, encouraging you to love our King with all that you are. I proclaim victory over our marriage and I vow to walk in that victory even in times that seem like defeat. I vow to give Him my all so that He may then turn and give it to you.
Hope you enjoy!
You are loved,
mcm
In my last post, I mentioned that I would blog about a series of events that have happened since January 4th, our wedding day. I wanted to begin with our wedding ceremony, or mainly the vows that Christa and I had for each other. Many of you at the ceremony asked about the vows and wanted me to post them. So here they are:
Matthew to Christa:
Christa Lynn, before I met you I only heard stories of women so amazing as you—ones who love fiercely, ones who denounce this world, and ones who fully embrace their God-given, transcendent identity in Christ. I never thought a woman like that existed until God cause our paths to meet. And now, I stand before God and these people committing to marry such a woman in you. You were made for me and I for you, and because of that, I make these vows:
I choose to love you with the knowledge that I can only rightly do so through Christ.
I choose to respect you understanding full well that you are an heir with me and a co-heir with Christ to our Father’s richest blessings.
I choose to always encourage you in your giftings, to spur you on forever toward Christ, and to speak words of life, not death.
I choose to stand beside you and to support you in all you do, to defend you, and to give you the liberty to defend me.
I choose to make Christ our sole pursuit and commit all that we do together to bring glory to God to the ends of the earth.
I commit to Christ, and I commit to you, always and in everything.
Christa to Matthew:
Matthew, I have never met a man I respect more than you. You are a warrior and you have fought for my heart. The thought of serving our King on the front lines of life, right next to you, thrills my heart. You are a revolutionary and I never thought I would find a man who would match my passion to live life that is truly life. I love how it thrills you when people understand who they are in Christ, and you most attractive quality is your security in Him.
With both our identities seated securely in the heavenlies, I just hold my breath with excitement and anticipation about how we will be used—not for our glory, but for His. Because of these reasons, I commit myself to you. I vow to love you for the rest of my life. When I feel like it and when I don’t. I commit to pursue our Savior so that His love, whish is so much greater than mine, will overflow on you all the days of my life. I will honor you in my speech and action, and put your needs above my own.
I can’t wait to run this race with you, next to you, encouraging you to love our King with all that you are. I proclaim victory over our marriage and I vow to walk in that victory even in times that seem like defeat. I vow to give Him my all so that He may then turn and give it to you.
Hope you enjoy!
You are loved,
mcm
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