Marriage and a special prayer request

Sanctus Real - “Lead Me”

I look around and see my wonderful life

Almost perfect from the outside

In picture frames I see my beautiful wife

Always smiling

But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands

Stand up when I can't

Don't leave me hungry for love

Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight

That I'm still the love of your life

I know we call this our home

But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes

They're just children from the outside

I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine

They're in independent

But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands

Stand up when I can't

Don't leave me hungry for love

Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight

That I'm still the love of your life

I know we call this our home

But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength

To be everything I'm called to be

Oh, Father, show me the way

To lead them

Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands

To stand up when they can't

Don't want to leave them hungry for love,

Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight

And give them the best of my life

So we can call this our home

Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

I love this song.  The first time I heard it, it reached out to me and voiced my heart's cry.  If you haven't had a chance to hear the story behind the song, you should look it up.  It is amazing.  Made more amazing by the fact that right now, the lead singer and his wife are dealing with a newborn son who has already had a heart surgery and has almost died.  What an amazing thing God has done in their lives to bring them closer together before they had to deal with having an ill child. 
Now, I am not saying my husband isn't a good leader...he is. But coming from a divorced family, sometimes it is hard to know what I need in a husband and what God wants for me in a healthy relationship.  Also, while I am for advancement in our abilities as women to have a fair chance in doing what we want (what is God's will for us), I think we have lost something in knowing the roles God created for us. 
Men aren't there to dominate us but they are there to protect us, to take care of us, to be our spiritual leaders for us and for our children.  They are there to be good role models for the boys we are raising and good examples for what our girls should look for when it is time for them to find a husband.
Marriage is hard but if you find that person who completes you, then it is worth the fight.
So a special prayer request today for my friend who's marriage is in crisis.  Pray for her and her husband that they will both seek God, that they will be able to get past hurts and preconceived ideas of what the other person should be, that God would bring healing to them and their marriage.  And for the rest of us married folks, that we would cherish our mates, pray for them daily, and strive to put Christ in the center.