Over the past 4 1/2 years, I've really seen my husband change for the better and I needed to share that. He quit drinking, quit some other serious bad habits, he no longer yells uncontrollably over little things, he's willing to talk reasonably with our teenagers, and he's becoming a more Godly man all the time. What made the change? He surrendered. He made the choice to surrender control, trust in the power of the Holy Spirit to deliver him through temptations, and he decided to let go of the control struggle over his life. He's a lot more laid back regarding God's handling our circumstances.
One of the things I'm really proud of right now is the way he's consuming great books both in print and on audio files & cds. He's putting good stuff in and getting good stuff out. He's growing in wisdom and maturity, and he's learning to be less selfish, less focused on being the center of everyone's world. He's making the important things really matter most. And I couldn't be more proud of him.
He's finally becoming the man I always knew he had inside of him - the one God created him to be...the leader of our home and our family that we've so desperately needed all these years...I can see it coming, and I really respect him for it.
