A surrendered marriage - Pastor Bill Hollingsworth

When I met my wife, before we got married, I said to her Ruth, there's something we have to settle before we consider getting married My life belongs to the Lord. And He has to come first in everything. I hope and pray you can accept that and handle it. If not, say so. It's no good, us getting married, if we can't accept it later on. I don't know what the Lord has in store. But we've got to trust him." So she said "No. All right. I can accept that.

So, she passed away on the 1st August, 2 months before our 56th Wedding Anniversary. For that 56 years, we travelled. And she stayed at home time without number. I went all over Australia and overseas. She kept the home fire burning. A real pillar in the home. And after seven children They were there the last couple of weeks of her life. Around the clock, they nursed her. So good to see the love of God expressed, especially in a day when so many families are torn apart. So many problems and so on I couldn't help but bless and praise God and thank him. You can't lose if you trust God all the way. As the bible says "No suffering for this present time is worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. And that's what I believe and seek by the grace of God to practise.