MAX ON LIFE

103. Our daughter is making final preparations for her wedding day. She's a godly woman and is marrying a wonderful Christian man, but with so many marriages ending in divorce these days, we worry even for this young couple. Can you give us one important piece of advice to share with her on her wedding day?

Tell her to be patient.

Everything worthwhile takes time to make. Wine. Sculptures. Paintings. Bridges.

However, we want our spouse and our marriage to be perfect the first morning of the honeymoon. We want the perfect house painted the perfect color on the perfect street in Perfect Town, USA. We want to work the perfect job that pays the perfect salary and allows us to work with perfect people. We want the perfect kids to get perfect grades and pick the perfect college.

Sound perfect? Sure.

Sound probable? No.

Be patient. Your spouse, your job, your home, your kids will not be perfect, at least not right away. Over time and with hard work, things fall into place. Maybe not perfect, but perfectly all right.

God is not finished with you yet. He's still working out the kinks in your marriage. He's putting the final touches on your kids. Your home is a work in progress.

Be patient and don't give up before the Master nods approvingly, "Well done."

By: Max Lucado