“Dreams Come True” is the love story of Eric and Leslie Ludy who have created Set Apart Life which is a ministry to encourage individuals to lead a sanctified life as Christ would desire. Apparantly their love story was super-amazing, wow, story-book written, but I can’t seem to find the book in any of my libraries so I’m taking their word.
The Ludy’s – who also have a pretty beautiful story regarding their adopted daughter and son - have been speakers on the beauty of marriage and the beauty of giving God the pen to write YOUR love story. What a novel concept, right?! I pray to let God take control of my finances, or to take control of my work environment, and even my family, but I don’t always keep my love story in that list. And if God hasn’t given up on me, then I really shouldn’t give up on the idea and try to make that aspect of my life a “last ditch effort” on my part and take the lead. I should continue to lift it up to God, and let Him do amazing things like He always does. To God be the glory.
Leslie mentions the purity involved in setting your life aside even before you meet your spouse. For the singles, that means setting myself up for the best that God has coming to me. It DOESN’T mean making things happen on my own, forcing a situation, or dwelling on the past. It also doesn’t mean sitting like a speed bump waiting for someone. I think that’s important too. God, as the author and finisher of our faith, desires for us to give Him the glory which naturally pours out into every aspect of our life, especially our marriage. What better picture of the love of Christ than the physical union of husband and wife?! Well, the church, yeah, but, the faithfulness of man and woman to one another is a very fleshy example of God’s faithfulness to us, even before we came to know Him as savior.
Simple? Definitely not. Worthwhile? Peaceful? Joyful, even? Definitely. Our actions involve premeditated actions that come from premeditated thoughts to live faithfully. Their story is an encouragement of the joy we experience when God is glorified above all.
You can listen to an interview here at their site for their book, “When God Writes Your Love Story” http://setapartlife.com/WGW_-_Q1.html. I highly highly recommend checking out their site and just scrolling through the pages. Time well spent.
