Defining Moments

I met a man in the airport two years back. That same man happened to sit beside me on the plane. That same man happened to be a pastor. And that same man I never saw again...and probably never will. But I will never forget what he told me..."In our life, there will be defining moments, they will either make or break us".

Ashley and I were sitting down for lunch Friday. And I asked her a question, "Why Marriage?"
"I mean, have you ever asked yourself that, Why Marriage?" I said. And a moment of silence followed, by a moment of defining...with watery eyes, she said "Well, God's love".

I look back, and see how God's Sovereign Hand has been all over my life. From the times of destruction and despair, to the times of healing and new found life. Defining moments all around. How do I know God is real? I have experienced Him... Ashley said it best this weekend after church, "There is nothing like seeing a grown man cry, and in the same sentence say, "I know it because its real". (A man gave his testimony over being healed from a neck injury, very moving and emotional indeed).
What atheist can tell this man any different? What stubborn pharisee can tell this man any different? What secular man can tell this man any different?  None. Nobody. Why?

Because he experienced it.

Whats the connection Tim?  Without a doubt I know...Ashely Hart is a God-given defining moment.

Moment by moment.

 Day by Day.

Year by Year.

Until we both finally fade away...

 (If that was mushy...good. Because I've been hard clay before...that stuff ain't mold able. See Jeremiah 18. Peace homes.)