Scripture Question Ii

[Maccabeus]

That 18 year old girl that I mentioned is now my Wife, she is 3 years younger than me, which is why I feel guilty for taking her inocense away at the beginning. We dated for 9 years before we go married. (just to be sure)

So what's the point of Jesus' saying in Matthew 18:6 ? So am I suppose to feel like croutons for the rest of my life? So what am I suppose to do?

[CatherineM]

Your don't have to carry it around. That's why God gave us the gift of reconciliation. You can't live in the past. You may not have treasured your wife as you should have when she was a teenager, but you do today. I've dealt with many women who were used up and just thrown away. You didn't do that.

Love her today and tomorrow. Don't let a bad beginning make a wall between the two of you. The fact that you still feel bad about it says a lot about your character. If the roles had been reversed, would you forgive your wife?

I'm bad about not wanting to forgive myself. A confessor told me once that when we refuse to forgive ourselves, it is as if we are telling God that his magnificent gift of reconciliation isn't good enough for us.