We did it! After years of dreaming, months of planning and days of overwhelming anxiety Jessica and I were sitting enjoying tacos at our very own wedding reception. Before the wedding started I was nervous, real nervous. This nervousness wasn't from cold feet but rather the weight of the moment was pressing down on me as the time came closer to stand in-front of friends, family and God to become one with Jessica. Now at the reception table, I could feel that weight lifted as our celebration began.
As we ate our tacos it was time for the Best Man (my Father) to give his speech. The speech started as you would expect "this is exciting" and "it's a privilege to be here" but then my father shared that he had a dream the night before:
There was an old man and woman sitting next to each other holding hands on our cabin deck. The old man looked at the woman and said "Surely goodness and mercy has followed me all the days of my life" (Ps 23:6). This is God's blessing on Eric and Jessica, for his goodness and mercy will follow them all their days.
It has been over eleven years and this has stuck in my mind. At the time, this speech didn't seem prophetic but after years of God stalking me with his unrelenting desire to give goodness and mercy, I have seen His word in effect.
I have desperately needed His mercy. I have failed as a husband many times and struggled to love my wife and God. I will be writing a number of blogs showing the highs and lows of marriage and following God. I hope these can be encouraging to someone.
Also, I am trying to improve my writing so please leave comments pointing out things for me to fix/improve.