Another Celebration In The Bank (standard:humor, 902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 12 2023	Views/Reads: 349/198	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This verse has guided me throughout my entire life, especially in the area of marriage. Either I can lean on my own understanding, or, I can trust in the Lord with all my heart. If I’m going to go down the right path only God can lead me.

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I am here to tell you that during those 52 years, I have been happy. 

According to tradition back then, the next step was to get permission
from her father to marry his daughter. So you understand I was rather 
nervous along this line because I had never met her father or mother. 

Before the engagement, we traveled back to visit her family. It was then
that I met her father. 

I took him aside and said, “Sir, I would like to ask your permission for
your daughter's hand in marriage.” 

He looked at me with a rather strange look and said, “No.” 

At this point, my flabber just got gasted, and I didn't know what to
say. 

He looked at me strangely and said, “Young man, you take my entire
daughter or none of her. Not just her hand.” 

At this point, I realized I was also not father-in-law-wise. That was
well beyond my pay scale. My heart sank, and I did not know the next 
step. 

Looking at me, her father finally broke down laughing. I had no idea
what he was laughing about. 

“Of course, you can have my daughter's hand in marriage as long as you
take the rest of her.” 

I tried to laugh as best I could but had no idea what was happening in
the world. If this is what I was marrying into, it will be a long 
voyage. 

As we were driving back to school, the future Gracious Mistress of the
Parsonage looked at me and said, “Well, what do you think of my 
family?” 

I just smiled back at her and she said, “Welcome to my family.” 

I smiled and thought about my favorite life verse from the Bible. 

Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he 
shall direct thy paths.” 

This verse has guided me throughout my entire life, especially in the
area of marriage. Either I can lean on my own understanding, or, I can 
trust in the Lord with all my heart. If I'm going to go down the right 
path only God can lead me.


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