Martha Williamson, the executive producer of the hit television series Touched by an Angel, found herself in a spiritual dilemma when she began planning her wedding. Although she saw numerous books that told her how much money to spend and how many guests to invite and offered mindboggling check lists, she could not find a book that talked about how to create a wedding that celebrated the union before God. What soon became clear to Williamson is that she wasn\u2019t interested in an elaborate \u201cstage\u201d wedding; she wanted to create a wedding that invited God\u2019s presence. \u201cBecause when God is there, suddenly all your priorities are in order,\u201d she writes.<\/p>\n
In one chapter, \u201cThe Myth of the Dream Wedding\u201d, Martha writes about weddings turning into compensation for things that didn\u2019t happen in someone\u2019s life, like never winning a beauty pageant or wanting the blowout party Dad didn\u2019t let us have for high school graduation. In \u201cDousing Old Flames and Severing Soul Ties,\u201d Williamson discusses letting go of those deep ties to old lovers in order to be fully present with your new beloved. She says: \u201cYou\u2019re not just planning for a wedding, you\u2019re preparing for a miracle.<\/p>\n
That means doing some spiritual and emotional and psychological work beforehand. If you lose 20 pounds of emotional baggage, you\u2019ll have a much better time at your wedding, and a much better marriage, than if you spent your time worrying about losing 20 pounds of fat before the big day\u201d. \u201cThe habits and the commitment to follow God\u2019s direction in problem solving begin as you prepare for your wedding. In the book, I describe it as being like when you were little and tried to braid your hair with only two strands.<\/p>\n
The braids would fall apart at the first touch. But once you learned how to braid with three strands, it was strong and hard to pull apart. When my husband and I have a challenge or a problem, we never think of it as just the two of us arguing it out. It\u2019s three of us. And God always wins\u201d.<\/p>\n
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