WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.859 Welcome back to Pomoja Podcast, a ministry of 00:00:03.859 --> 00:00:07.259 Life of Christ International Ministries. This 00:00:07.259 --> 00:00:09.900 is the place where stronger lives are built, 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:13.080 faith is strengthened, hearts are encouraged, 00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:15.859 and Christ -centered homes are shaped through 00:00:15.859 --> 00:00:19.519 ordinary conversations that become extraordinary 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:23.039 encounters with God's truth. One conversation, 00:00:23.539 --> 00:00:29.910 one story, one revelation at a time. In our last 00:00:29.910 --> 00:00:32.609 conversation, we discovered that not every fire 00:00:32.609 --> 00:00:36.049 has the same purpose. Some fires are ignited 00:00:36.049 --> 00:00:39.189 by the enemy to destroy, others are allowed by 00:00:39.189 --> 00:00:42.869 God to transform. We learn that everything of 00:00:42.869 --> 00:00:46.270 great value passes through a refining process. 00:00:46.710 --> 00:00:51.649 Gold, clay, bread, steel. None of these become 00:00:51.649 --> 00:00:55.090 what they were created to be without first passing 00:00:55.090 --> 00:00:58.549 through the fire. And marriage is no different. 00:00:58.679 --> 00:01:02.619 But today, I want to take you one step deeper 00:01:02.619 --> 00:01:06.319 because understanding why God allows the fire 00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:09.840 is only the beginning. The greater question is 00:01:09.840 --> 00:01:13.560 this, what is God trying to accomplish through 00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:17.780 the fire? What is He changing? What is He shaping? 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:21.739 What is He producing inside us that could never 00:01:21.739 --> 00:01:26.069 be produced any other way? I have discovered 00:01:26.069 --> 00:01:29.010 something over the years that completely changed 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:32.849 the way I look at marriage. Marriage is far more 00:01:32.849 --> 00:01:35.950 than a relationship between a husband and a wife. 00:01:36.489 --> 00:01:40.209 It is one of God's greatest classrooms. It is 00:01:40.209 --> 00:01:44.689 one of his greatest workshops, and perhaps one 00:01:44.689 --> 00:01:48.790 of his greatest refining furnaces. Not because 00:01:48.790 --> 00:01:52.349 marriage is designed to burn us. but because 00:01:52.349 --> 00:01:56.709 it is designed to transform us. Many people enter 00:01:56.709 --> 00:01:59.290 marriage believing they have found the person 00:01:59.290 --> 00:02:03.030 who will complete them. Others believe they have 00:02:03.030 --> 00:02:06.349 finally found the person who will make them happy. 00:02:07.250 --> 00:02:10.629 Some even believe marriage is God's reward for 00:02:10.629 --> 00:02:14.469 their faithfulness. But after enough years together, 00:02:15.270 --> 00:02:19.469 after the first disagreements, after disappointments, 00:02:19.759 --> 00:02:24.180 After financial pressures, after raising children, 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:28.039 after moments of misunderstanding, they begin 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:30.960 asking questions they never expected to ask. 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:35.580 Why is this so difficult? Why are we struggling? 00:02:36.740 --> 00:02:39.060 What happened to the excitement we once had, 00:02:39.939 --> 00:02:43.520 and sometimes the most dangerous question of 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:48.830 all? Did I marry the wrong person? I think almost 00:02:48.830 --> 00:02:51.689 every honest couple has wrestled with questions 00:02:51.689 --> 00:02:55.289 like these at some point in their journey. Not 00:02:55.289 --> 00:02:58.770 because their marriage is broken, but because 00:02:58.770 --> 00:03:01.750 the fire has begun revealing things they never 00:03:01.750 --> 00:03:05.030 knew were there. The problem is that we often 00:03:05.030 --> 00:03:08.610 misunderstand what God is doing. We assume he 00:03:08.610 --> 00:03:11.990 is primarily working on our spouse. We pray, 00:03:12.370 --> 00:03:17.250 Lord, change my husband. Lord, change my wife. 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:21.740 Lord, fix the person I'm married to. But while 00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:24.939 our eyes remain fixed on the person beside us, 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:28.460 God quietly turns his attention to the person 00:03:28.460 --> 00:03:32.860 within us. And that changes everything, because 00:03:32.860 --> 00:03:35.599 marriage was never designed simply to reveal 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:40.039 who your spouse is. Marriage reveals who you 00:03:40.039 --> 00:03:44.719 are. That may be one of the hardest truths to 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:48.189 accept. because it's much easier to see someone 00:03:48.189 --> 00:03:52.289 else's weaknesses than our own. But what if the 00:03:52.289 --> 00:03:55.490 greatest work God wants to do in your marriage 00:03:55.490 --> 00:03:59.210 begins with the person you see every morning 00:03:59.210 --> 00:04:03.669 in the mirror? Let's talk about that. One of 00:04:03.669 --> 00:04:06.289 the greatest misconceptions about marriage is 00:04:06.289 --> 00:04:09.490 that it changes people. I don't believe that's 00:04:09.490 --> 00:04:12.870 entirely true. Marriage doesn't create character. 00:04:13.090 --> 00:04:16.600 It reveals character. Think about it. A piece 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:19.319 of gold doesn't become gold because it enters 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:23.199 the furnace. It was already gold. The furnace 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:27.040 simply exposes what was hidden beneath the surface. 00:04:27.860 --> 00:04:31.459 Marriage works the same way. Before marriage, 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:35.300 many things remain hidden. You can choose your 00:04:35.300 --> 00:04:39.100 words carefully. You can hide your frustrations. 00:04:39.860 --> 00:04:42.500 You can walk away from difficult conversations. 00:04:43.100 --> 00:04:45.819 You can present the best version of yourself. 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:50.100 But covenant changes everything. Marriage places 00:04:50.100 --> 00:04:53.500 two imperfect people under the same roof. The 00:04:53.500 --> 00:04:57.480 same responsibilities. The same pressures. The 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:01.660 same disappointments. The same victories. Day 00:05:01.660 --> 00:05:06.100 after day. Year after year. Sooner or later, 00:05:06.420 --> 00:05:09.600 what is inside the heart begins to appear. Not 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:12.230 because your spouse put it there. but because 00:05:12.230 --> 00:05:15.629 the fire revealed what was already there. That 00:05:15.629 --> 00:05:19.490 is why Jesus said, for out of the abundance of 00:05:19.490 --> 00:05:23.610 the heart, the mouth speaks. When pressure comes, 00:05:24.009 --> 00:05:27.670 the heart speaks. When expectations are not met, 00:05:28.029 --> 00:05:31.430 the heart speaks. When you feel misunderstood, 00:05:31.930 --> 00:05:35.449 the heart speaks. When you are disappointed, 00:05:35.870 --> 00:05:40.430 the heart speaks. The fire has a way of uncovering. 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:45.339 what comfort often conceals. I remember looking 00:05:45.339 --> 00:05:48.319 back over different seasons of my own marriage. 00:05:49.139 --> 00:05:51.439 There were moments when I thought the greatest 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:54.220 problem was the disagreement in front of us. 00:05:54.339 --> 00:05:57.639 But as the years passed, I realized something 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.699 profound. The disagreement wasn't the greatest 00:06:00.699 --> 00:06:04.040 issue. What mattered most was what the disagreement 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:07.740 was revealing inside me. Sometimes it exposed 00:06:07.740 --> 00:06:11.550 my pride. Sometimes my impatience. Sometimes 00:06:11.550 --> 00:06:15.089 my desire to always be understood before trying 00:06:15.089 --> 00:06:18.870 to understand. Sometimes expectations I had never 00:06:18.870 --> 00:06:22.889 spoken aloud. Sometimes fear. Sometimes insecurity. 00:06:23.449 --> 00:06:26.769 Sometimes selfishness disguised as righteousness. 00:06:27.370 --> 00:06:30.370 Those discoveries were not comfortable, but they 00:06:30.370 --> 00:06:33.949 were necessary. Because God cannot heal what 00:06:33.949 --> 00:06:37.389 we refuse to acknowledge. He cannot transform 00:06:37.389 --> 00:06:40.850 what we continue to hide. And He cannot refine 00:06:40.850 --> 00:06:44.550 what we never surrender. That is why conviction 00:06:44.550 --> 00:06:47.569 is one of the greatest expressions of God's love. 00:06:48.410 --> 00:06:52.129 He doesn't expose us to shame us. He exposes 00:06:52.129 --> 00:06:57.529 us so He can restore us. This is why I believe 00:06:57.529 --> 00:07:00.189 every husband and every wife should occasionally 00:07:00.189 --> 00:07:04.199 stop asking, What is wrong with my spouse? And 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:07.620 begin asking, what is God trying to show me about 00:07:07.620 --> 00:07:11.420 myself? That question changes everything because 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:15.100 the moment I become teachable, the furnace begins 00:07:15.100 --> 00:07:19.019 accomplishing its purpose. Instead of resisting 00:07:19.019 --> 00:07:23.240 the fire, I begin cooperating with the refiner 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:28.920 and that's where transformation begins. But there 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:32.620 is something even more beautiful. God isn't simply 00:07:32.620 --> 00:07:36.300 exposing our weaknesses. He is replacing them 00:07:36.300 --> 00:07:39.920 with something greater. He removes pride and 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:43.879 teaches humility. He replaces impatience with 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:48.740 perseverance. He exchanges fear for trust. He 00:07:48.740 --> 00:07:51.819 takes two imperfect people and slowly shapes 00:07:51.819 --> 00:07:55.319 them into the image of Christ. That's the miracle 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:57.939 of the furnace and that's where we're going next. 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:02.040 There is something beautiful that I've come to 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.699 understand after all these years. God's greatest 00:08:05.699 --> 00:08:08.319 miracle in marriage is not producing a perfect 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:11.720 relationship. His greatest miracle is producing 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:15.279 two people who become more like Christ. Think 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:19.040 about that for a moment. We often measure a successful 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:22.420 marriage by what happens around us. No arguments, 00:08:22.819 --> 00:08:26.939 no disappointments, no struggles, no tears, no 00:08:26.939 --> 00:08:30.290 conflict. But God measures success differently. 00:08:30.850 --> 00:08:33.789 He looks at what is happening within us. Are 00:08:33.789 --> 00:08:37.029 we becoming more patient, more forgiving, more 00:08:37.029 --> 00:08:40.289 humble, more compassionate, more willing to listen 00:08:40.289 --> 00:08:43.370 than to speak, more willing to serve than to 00:08:43.370 --> 00:08:46.590 be served, more willing to extend grace than 00:08:46.590 --> 00:08:50.009 to demand perfection? Because that is the image 00:08:50.009 --> 00:08:54.580 of Christ, and that is God's ultimate goal. The 00:08:54.580 --> 00:08:57.720 Apostle Paul tells us that God's purpose is to 00:08:57.720 --> 00:09:01.200 conform us to the image of His Son. Marriage 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:03.919 becomes one of the greatest environments where 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:07.700 that transformation takes place. Every disagreement 00:09:07.700 --> 00:09:12.059 becomes an invitation to humility. Every misunderstanding 00:09:12.059 --> 00:09:15.600 becomes an opportunity to communicate. Every 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:18.580 disappointment becomes an opportunity to choose 00:09:18.580 --> 00:09:22.419 grace. Every act of forgiveness becomes another 00:09:22.419 --> 00:09:26.570 step toward becoming more like Jesus. The enemy 00:09:26.570 --> 00:09:30.909 sees conflict as an opportunity to divide. God 00:09:30.909 --> 00:09:34.549 sees it as an opportunity to mature. The enemy 00:09:34.549 --> 00:09:38.210 wants every wound to become a wall. God wants 00:09:38.210 --> 00:09:41.230 every wound to become a doorway through which 00:09:41.230 --> 00:09:46.629 healing can enter. That is the difference. I 00:09:46.629 --> 00:09:49.490 have learned that love is not proven when everything 00:09:49.490 --> 00:09:53.440 is easy. Love is revealed when remaining faithful 00:09:53.440 --> 00:09:57.399 costs something. Anyone can love when life is 00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:00.799 comfortable. Anyone can smile when everything 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:04.620 is going according to plan. But covenant reveals 00:10:04.620 --> 00:10:08.980 itself when emotions are exhausted. When expectations 00:10:08.980 --> 00:10:12.740 have been disappointed. When words have wounded. 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:17.679 When life has become heavy. And yet two people 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:20.830 choose to remain faithful. because they remember 00:10:20.830 --> 00:10:24.570 that God joined them together. That is not weakness. 00:10:25.330 --> 00:10:28.690 That is spiritual strength. That is covenant. 00:10:31.029 --> 00:10:33.509 Looking back over my own marriage with Giselle, 00:10:33.909 --> 00:10:36.870 I can honestly say that the greatest victories 00:10:36.870 --> 00:10:39.549 were not the moments when we never struggled. 00:10:39.789 --> 00:10:42.710 Our greatest victories were the moments when, 00:10:42.889 --> 00:10:46.720 by God's grace, we refused to quit. There were 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:50.480 seasons when we didn't have every answer, seasons 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:53.919 when we misunderstood one another, seasons when 00:10:53.919 --> 00:10:57.639 the fire felt intense. But every time we chose 00:10:57.639 --> 00:11:01.980 to pray instead of walking away, to forgive instead 00:11:01.980 --> 00:11:06.000 of keeping score, to seek God instead of defending 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:09.879 ourselves, something changed. Not only in our 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:14.279 marriage, inside us, little by little. God was 00:11:14.279 --> 00:11:16.620 shaping two imperfect people into a stronger 00:11:16.620 --> 00:11:20.019 husband and a stronger wife, and that is a miracle 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:23.399 no human being can manufacture. Only the Holy 00:11:23.399 --> 00:11:28.659 Spirit can accomplish that work. Everything we've 00:11:28.659 --> 00:11:31.899 talked about today leads us to one unavoidable 00:11:31.899 --> 00:11:35.860 conclusion. The fire is coming. Not because your 00:11:35.860 --> 00:11:39.299 marriage is failing, but because God isn't finished 00:11:39.299 --> 00:11:42.679 shaping you. The question is no longer whether 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:46.259 the fire will come. Jesus already settled that. 00:11:46.379 --> 00:11:49.559 The real question is this. How will we respond 00:11:49.559 --> 00:11:52.700 when it does? Will we allow disappointment to 00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:56.059 harden our hearts? Or will we allow God to soften 00:11:56.059 --> 00:11:59.440 them? Will we fight against each other? Or will 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:02.820 we stand together against the fire? Will we spend 00:12:02.820 --> 00:12:06.330 our energy trying to change one another? or will 00:12:06.330 --> 00:12:09.269 we surrender ourselves to the one who is able 00:12:09.269 --> 00:12:13.269 to change us both? I have learned that the couples 00:12:13.269 --> 00:12:16.450 who survive the fire are not necessarily the 00:12:16.450 --> 00:12:19.110 couples with the fewest problems. They are the 00:12:19.110 --> 00:12:22.110 couples who choose to keep inviting God into 00:12:22.110 --> 00:12:24.549 the middle of the fire, because the presence 00:12:24.549 --> 00:12:28.710 of God does not always remove the furnace. Sometimes. 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:32.539 His presence becomes the reason we survive it, 00:12:32.779 --> 00:12:35.159 and that brings me to one of the most practical 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:38.580 lessons the Lord has taught me. Not only about 00:12:38.580 --> 00:12:42.500 marriage, but about every covenant he establishes. 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:46.659 The fire is not only something to endure, it 00:12:46.659 --> 00:12:50.240 is something to walk through with God. Let's 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:54.500 talk about what that looks like. If there is 00:12:54.500 --> 00:12:57.080 one lesson my wife and I have learned over the 00:12:57.080 --> 00:13:01.299 years, It is this. You cannot stop every fire 00:13:01.299 --> 00:13:04.299 from coming, but you can decide how you will 00:13:04.299 --> 00:13:07.440 walk through it. That decision changes everything. 00:13:08.220 --> 00:13:10.960 Some couples allow the fire to push them farther 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:14.980 apart. Others allow the same fire to draw them 00:13:14.980 --> 00:13:18.460 closer together. The difference is rarely the 00:13:18.460 --> 00:13:21.639 size of the problem. The difference is who they 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:25.519 choose to become while facing it. I have learned 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:29.860 that every disagreement presents two invitations. 00:13:30.519 --> 00:13:33.340 One invitation comes from the enemy. The other 00:13:33.340 --> 00:13:37.379 comes from God. The enemy whispers, defend yourself. 00:13:38.179 --> 00:13:41.679 Make your point. Win the argument. Keep score. 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:46.080 Bring up the past. Make them feel what you felt. 00:13:46.879 --> 00:13:50.000 But the Holy Spirit speaks differently. Listen 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:54.200 before you answer. Be quick to forgive. Choose 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:58.179 humility over pride. Seek peace instead of victory. 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:02.179 Pray before you react. Remember that you are 00:14:02.179 --> 00:14:06.299 on the same side. Every conflict becomes a choice. 00:14:06.799 --> 00:14:11.360 Which voice will we follow? One of the greatest 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:14.419 mistakes couples make is believing that the problem 00:14:14.419 --> 00:14:18.000 sitting across the table is the enemy. It isn't. 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:21.799 Your spouse is not your enemy. The Bible tells 00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:25.179 us that our struggle is not against flesh and 00:14:25.179 --> 00:14:29.080 blood. The real battle has always been spiritual. 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:32.419 The enemy wants to convince a husband that his 00:14:32.419 --> 00:14:35.679 wife is the problem. He wants to convince a wife 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:39.279 that her husband is the problem. Because if he 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:42.620 can turn two covenant partners against one another, 00:14:43.059 --> 00:14:46.480 he no longer has to fight them. They begin fighting 00:14:46.480 --> 00:14:49.360 each other. That is one of his oldest strategies. 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:52.980 But when a husband and wife recognize that they 00:14:52.980 --> 00:14:57.340 are standing on the same side, everything changes. 00:14:57.940 --> 00:15:01.759 Now they stop asking, who's right? And they begin 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.039 asking, how do we protect what God has joined 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:09.059 together? That question changes the atmosphere 00:15:09.059 --> 00:15:14.159 of the home. I've come to believe that one of 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:16.759 the most powerful prayers a couple can pray is 00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:22.389 not, Lord. Change my spouse it is Lord. Don't 00:15:22.389 --> 00:15:25.529 let this fire harden my heart Teach me what you 00:15:25.529 --> 00:15:29.090 want me to learn reveal what you want me to surrender 00:15:29.090 --> 00:15:32.809 Remove what does not look like Christ and when 00:15:32.809 --> 00:15:36.730 this season is over May I love you more and may 00:15:36.730 --> 00:15:39.970 I love my spouse better than I did before the 00:15:39.970 --> 00:15:43.549 fire began I believe God delights in answering 00:15:43.549 --> 00:15:47.429 prayers like that because those prayers agree 00:15:47.519 --> 00:15:53.100 with his purpose. Perhaps today you are walking 00:15:53.100 --> 00:15:57.019 through a season that feels overwhelming. Maybe 00:15:57.019 --> 00:15:59.539 the fire has lasted longer than you expected. 00:16:00.500 --> 00:16:03.139 Maybe you've wondered if your marriage will ever 00:16:03.139 --> 00:16:07.220 feel different. Don't lose heart. The refiner 00:16:07.220 --> 00:16:11.000 never abandons the gold. He stays near the furnace. 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:15.159 He watches carefully. He knows exactly what he 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:18.480 is producing. and he never allows the fire to 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:22.840 have the final word. One day, you'll look back, 00:16:23.419 --> 00:16:26.460 not simply grateful that the trial ended, but 00:16:26.460 --> 00:16:29.740 grateful for the husband, the wife, and the marriage 00:16:29.740 --> 00:16:32.659 God was forming through it, because in the hands 00:16:32.659 --> 00:16:36.820 of the master, even the fire becomes an instrument 00:16:36.820 --> 00:16:42.759 of grace. As we come to the end of this conversation, 00:16:43.629 --> 00:16:46.470 I realize we've finally reached the end of one 00:16:46.470 --> 00:16:49.169 of the greatest mysteries my father gave me so 00:16:49.169 --> 00:16:52.549 many years ago. When he first told me about the 00:16:52.549 --> 00:16:56.450 house in the middle of the forest, he kept repeating 00:16:56.450 --> 00:17:01.649 the same words. The house was warm. At the time, 00:17:02.309 --> 00:17:04.789 I thought he was simply describing the house. 00:17:05.630 --> 00:17:09.210 Today, I understand he was describing the marriage. 00:17:10.049 --> 00:17:12.430 The warmth was never found in the wood that built 00:17:12.430 --> 00:17:16.150 the house. It was never found in the walls. It 00:17:16.150 --> 00:17:19.809 was never found in the roof. The warmth came 00:17:19.809 --> 00:17:23.890 from two people who chose day after day to protect 00:17:23.890 --> 00:17:27.450 what God had entrusted to them. It came from 00:17:27.450 --> 00:17:31.549 forgiveness, from humility, from prayer, from 00:17:31.549 --> 00:17:35.369 sacrifice, from grace, from choosing covenant 00:17:35.369 --> 00:17:40.329 over convenience. And yes, sometimes it came 00:17:40.329 --> 00:17:42.750 through the very fires they thought would destroy 00:17:42.750 --> 00:17:47.039 them. Now I understand the warmth was never the 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:50.420 absence of conflict The warmth was the presence 00:17:50.420 --> 00:17:54.680 of God The warmth was the testimony of two imperfect 00:17:54.680 --> 00:17:58.240 people allowing the refiner to complete his work 00:17:58.240 --> 00:18:01.720 That is the mystery of the warmth inside the 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:07.539 house But my father wasn't finished telling the 00:18:07.539 --> 00:18:11.180 story There was another detail about that house 00:18:11.180 --> 00:18:14.720 that puzzled me just as much. He told me the 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.220 house was warm, yet the windows were completely 00:18:18.220 --> 00:18:23.299 sealed. For years, I wondered why he emphasized 00:18:23.299 --> 00:18:27.160 that detail. Why mention the windows at all? 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:30.460 What was he trying to teach me? Was it simply 00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:33.700 part of the story, or was God hiding another 00:18:33.700 --> 00:18:37.839 revelation inside the parable? Over the years, 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:42.079 The Lord has continued opening my eyes. And the 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:45.660 more I meditate on those sealed windows, the 00:18:45.660 --> 00:18:49.420 more I realize they carry far more than one lesson. 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:53.599 There isn't just one revelation. There are many. 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:57.279 Some speak to marriage. Some speak to family. 00:18:57.980 --> 00:19:01.400 Some speak to our relationship with God. Others 00:19:01.400 --> 00:19:05.279 speak to the way we protect, or sometimes fail 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:08.740 to protect. the life he has entrusted to us. 00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:12.700 In our next conversation, we'll return to those 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:16.359 windows, not to rush through them, but to slowly 00:19:16.359 --> 00:19:20.740 discover the truths God has hidden there. Because 00:19:20.740 --> 00:19:24.339 sometimes, the greatest revelations in scripture 00:19:24.339 --> 00:19:28.220 and in life are found in the details most people 00:19:28.220 --> 00:19:33.019 overlook. Until then, keep building. Keep protecting 00:19:33.019 --> 00:19:36.599 the warmth God has entrusted to your home. And 00:19:36.599 --> 00:19:41.259 remember, every house built on Christ becomes 00:19:41.259 --> 00:19:45.599 more than a shelter. It becomes a testimony. 00:19:46.380 --> 00:19:51.460 God bless you. And I'll see you in our next conversation.