Faith in Marriage

Faith is important in marriage. To be married one must have faith in themselves and in their partner. I believe that God puts those who are to be married together. God allows those spirits which are compatible to draw to each other.

Paul instructs that marriage is ordained by God. Jesus blessed a marriage with his presence and by performing a miracle. He turned water into wine. He helped to make sure that it was a celebrated joyous occasion.

Marriage unites and binds two independent souls together in marriage. Two make vows to work at becoming one. Two agree to trust each other, honor and respect each other as they face the challenges of life together. Two agree to fidelity. They agree only to have sex with each other. They will hold their relationship in special reverence. Greta and I treat our marriage as a spiritual practice.

We put spiritual practices in place within our marriage. We see our behavior in our marriage as an extenton of our faith in God. How we treat each other has a direct correlation of our faith in God. We don't believe that we can love God without loving each other. We can't adequately serve God without serving each other. Consequently we use our relationship with God to be what we are to be in marriage.

We understand that we cannot divorce or separate God from ourselves or our marriage. We understand God to be in the midst of our marriage. God ordained it and is involved in every detail, yes every detail including sex. When we came to this revelation we acquired our freedom.

Scales dropped off our eyes, shackles dropped off our feet and arms. Guilt was erased and we began a journey of spiritual love. This new understanding blesses us tremendously and it helps us to see each other's spirit. It helps us to look past the physical and all of the demands that normal life requires.

It gives us permission to set aside time to loose ourselves totally in each other as we are intent on communing on a spiritual level. Our lovemaking has become a vehicle for our spirits to connect as we share pleasure. We give and receive pleasure we share pleasure and can't distinguish whose it is, or from whom it originated. Truly a spiritual experience as we celebrate the love that drew us together and the love we nurture on a moment to moment basis.

The Supremacy of Faith

I attended my Home Home church, New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. I grew up in this church and probably took my first steps in one of the aisles. It was so good being home and listening to Pastor Wafer preach the unadulterated Word of God.



He reminded me of the reality that when all else fails the Word of God prevails. The Word of God prevails and we need only hold out and see what the end will bring. Though it appears to be a simple word that needs no further explanation it was good to be reminded of this Biblical and spiritual truth.



In these tough economic times and in this tight job market, I for one need to hold on to the truth that God never fails. I need to be reminded that God is faithful even when those who say they do "His will," lets you down. This is a continuation of the message I heard last week which demonstrated that sometimes when others are the cause of us being in an unpleasant and uncomfortable situation, that what they mean for evil, God means for good!

Pastor Wafer preached from his soul and I needed to hear much of what he said which did support the Supremacy of Faith, not church, not organization, not denomination, not man; but faith.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of thing unseen. Each day, I am learning more about the substance which is hope. No matter how tough it gets, I must not loose hope. I must gain fuel and motivation from hope. It is hope that moves one into the position of gaining the evidence. Hope goes before the idea and the means by which one acts on belief.

Hope points back to God and one's faith in God. As one goes forward in faith, they are relying not on the present condition but on the one who sent them forth in the first place. They are acting faithfully and confidently. After all they know the Supremacy of Faith.

Why SensuousGaryA?

Why Sensuous?


As a Christian Man, I have always felt that I am God's crowning creation. As such, I am a full person. I have a mind, body and soul. I have emotions and since I am knowledgeable about God, my spirit is eternal.

I am a spiritual being having a temporal or earthly experience. As a result, I have a need, an obligation to develop my spirit. Since my spirit is eternal I need to be comfortable with it and more than that I need to be comfortable in my skin. I need to be comfortable with me. Being comfortable with me will allow me to be able to contribute all that I can to the world. After all, God allowed me to visit in this form for a purpose.


Being a full person, I have a need to be in touch with all of my senses. My senses were given to me so that I can experience this temporal life. In living, I can enjoy smells, textures, sounds, sights and the tastes of the world. I can develop these senses in a manner so as to bring balance and joy into my life.

Naming myself allows me to come forth and as I have grown older, I have come to know that real men feel; real men think, real men are comfortable with themselves and with the mission they have been put on earth to accomplish. As a Man, I have been created with feelings and emotions. I am amazed that there is such an effort for men not to be in touch with this human side of themselves. Real men do cry, but more than that they know why they cry and they allow themselves to cry, not only as a release but as a way of being one with all that they encounter in life.

Thus, being SensuousGaryA is coming of age and being in command of how I experience the world. It's being free to share this experience without being named by someone else, but rather laying claim to who I AM and honoring me. By the way, what have you named yourself?

Blessed and Highly Favored

This morning I visited Bethany Baptist Church. I heard a message that must have been prepared just for me. The guest Pastor, Pastor Sybert from Tennessee preached on one of the patriarchs of our faith, Joseph.

Joseph had been mistreated by several individuals including his own flesh and blood. The mistreatment didn't stop there, it continued as the result of others who became jealous or angry because Joseph could not be manipulated. Joseph was a person of integrity. He stood on his beliefs and principles.

The reality that the guest Pastor brought out was shared in at least three points.

1. As children of God we are all blessed. God has given each of us, special gifts and talents.
2.What is for us, is for us. Others may not like it, but it is ours and ours alone.
3. We have to go through some bad times inorder to get to our blessing, yet good and still we are blessed!

These words were encouraging. Especially since earlier I decided to activate and share this blog. This message especially hit home because I had briefly visited another church this morning but left when I found out the pastor wasn't preaching, so I left because I wanted to hear the pastor preaching only to end up at a church across town who also had a guest preacher. Initially I thought about attending Bethany but decided I was leaving too late to get there on time so I decided to go to a church that was closer.

At any rate I received the word that was intended for me to receive. That word is simply, I'm blessed and highly favored! I receive it. Iwill act on it. I will live it!

Working for the Good!

Weekly Thoughts
From
Rev. Dr. Gary A. Williams™
revgawmsn@hotmail.com

“All things work to the good of those who love the Lord and who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).

Dear Friends,


I write to update you on my activities. It been a while since my last "Weekly Thoughts." It was difficult for me to write them since I did not have a concrete audience in mind with whom I was interacting on a regular basis. As I prayed and deliberated the opportunity to blog will allow me the space to be and share me. As I understand it, those really interested will need to make an effort to view and interact with my blog, as opposed to me sending my thoughts out in an e-mail. I believe that growth requires effort and those who care to grow with me need to put forth some effort. This is true in any relationship.

As I shared previously, I am on leave from the pastorate at least until July 2010. As a result of the reality of the tight job market and the fact that I receive no pay or unemployment benefits, I must go back to tent making. As many of you know my hobby has always been home repair so thus I have had to activate my new business enterprise, Houses in the Hood. I am putting myself out for hire in the area executing small home repairs and basic maintenance.

I am also becoming more involved in Sensuous Seminars. You can find out more about this company by visiting our website at www.sensuousseminars.com. We are looking for sponsors and couples to model for our 2009 Love Creation Calendar. We are on a tight timeline so if you are interested please contact us soon.

Along with my other activities, I have recently created a brand new blog. It is called Gary’s Sensuous Talks. You may read it at www.sensuousgarya.blogspot.com.

Gary's Sensuous Talks are designed to promote and encourage a healthy and wholesome conversation in the areas of Spirituality, Sexuality, Self-Development, Self-Expression, Love Creation and Equity in Marriage.

Gary's Sensuous Talks shall be one of my contributions to the universe. It is my hope that you will visit this site often and comment as you feel led. Thanks for your support.

My proclamation continues to be, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” I continue to solicit your prayers as I make transition towards the prize of my higher calling.


Yours truly,
Gary A. Williams
Rev. Dr. Gary A. Williams





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A New Beginning

Each day we are given the opportunity to live life anew. Life is so precious and time waits for no one. I'm amazed at how fast my 50th year of life is approaching.



Opportunity was almost taken away from me as recently I was in the right place at the wrong time. Though my intentions were pure, someone else's were not. I am blessed to be able to blog and in the future I will use it to share from my heart.



My prayer is to enlighten and spur conversation and present ideas and concepts that will enhance life.



I discontinued my "Weekly Thoughts" for the time being and will use this space to share my God given insights, revelations and even questions with which I am struggling, I really want to have dynamic conversations that ignite life change. I especially want to talk to married couples, especially husbands. I am looking for 12 husbands to study with me for 12 months.