To read part one of my love story, go here.
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In late June of 1994, I was doing laundry at my condo in Atlanta
and my telephone rang. I answered it and a voice said,
“Bet you don’t know who this is.”
I countered, “Of course I know who this is. It is Greg Adams.”
He proceeded to tell me that he had finished dental school, he and his wife were divorced, and he had a son who was 2 years old. He suggested that he come to Atlanta so that we could have dinner and catch up.
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| January 17, 1995 |
Greg came to Atlanta the weekend of the 4th of July and that became our first date. After we had dated for a few weeks, Greg looked at me and said, “You don’t know it, but I’m gonna marry you.” We dated for 6 months and got married in January of 1995. I can’t say our marriage has been easy (what marriage is?) or always good, yet God has used Greg to draw me to Himself and humble me in huge ways.
Greg is a man who has concrete values and a deeply ingrained character. He has definite ideas about life and rarely has occasion to regret his words or actions. In other words, he counts the cost of his words and actions in advance.
I think I presented quite a challenge to him. Submissive I was NOT! I was fiercely independent and did not mind telling him that I had done quite well on my own without a man for 6 ½ years and could again if the need arose. Greg gently (and sometimes not so gently!!!) told me that I was out of line in my words and actions. I hurt and disrespected Greg so many times during the early years of our marriage. It is still unclear to me why he stayed with me, but I’m so thankful that he did.
Without question, the Lord has used Greg time and again over the 16 years of our marriage to shape and mold me into a woman of character and integrity. I love Greg more today than I have ever loved him and am so thankful that he made the choice to stay with me through the worst of me.
Girls, DO NOT disrespect your man, especially in public. Show him the respect that he deserves as your husband by covenant and the spiritual leader of your home. I’m not saying that you have to like everything he does, but God placed him in authority over you, and as long as he is not doing something illegal or immoral, he deserves your respect.
If you disagree with him or don’t like something he does, discuss it respectfully and then go tell on him to God. I’ve always loved what Beth Moore said about submission and respect. She said that ‘the art of submission is knowing when to duck so God can hit your man!!!!!’
For more stories from my LOVE story, check out my Bible study From the Trash Pile to the Treasure Chest: Creating a Godly Legacy.
That is my love story. I would love to hear yours. It may be about a romantic love or it might just be about a friend or family member who loved you enough to say the hard things when they needed to be said. Can’t wait to hear from you!
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