The Real Claudine Story
“What God has joined together let no man put asunder” (Matthew 19:6)
Marriage is sacred to God. He created man to be with woman as his wife. When a man finds a wife, he finds a good thing. God despises divorces and same sex marriages. Why? Because it is not his will and it is out of order. Satan thrives on divorces and same sex marriages. The Bible tells us to be fruitful and multiply in the earth.
Meet the Porters, Rick and Feleshia. They’ve been married for 4 years. Feleshia was a single mother raising four kids plus grandkids on her own. And after thirty years of being a single mother, the Lord sent her a husband. Ricky Porter, a retired Vet. Like many other men, he took on the responsibility of taking care of Feleshia and her children and her grandchildren. Rick helped to put her youngest daughter, Micah, through college where she graduated from UC Davis.
They’ve had their ups and downs, as many people in marriages have experienced. My niece even contemplated putting Rick out, because that’s what the devil wants, to disrupt our families. So, he packed up and was on his way out when the kids met him at his truck and began moving his boxes of clothes back into the house. It was like Claudine meeting Rupert on the movie, “Claudine”. The kids even called him Rupert because he took responsibility for the kids and kicked Mr. Welfare to the curb. Let’s keep uplifting our father’s and stepfathers in prayer.
Meet the Phillips. My husband and I have known each other for thirty years. When I first met him, I knew he was someone special. The same when he saw me. We met at our old job. When he saw me, he told Mrs. Eleanor, “She is going to be my wife.” I had no idea he’d claimed to me before I did him. He’ come down to my register everyday asking me if I had change for one dollar to buy something out of the vending machine. It hadn’t dawned on me that he could’ve easily put the dollar in the vending machine to get what he wanted, and it would have gladly given him change.
He finally mustards up the courage to ask me to breakfast, Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. He was a gentleman from day one. I wasn’t used to going out on dates, so when he opened the door for me to escort me out, I started walking towards the restaurant door. He caught up with me, grabbed my hand pulling me back and said, “Walk with me.” I told you I wasn’t used to going out on dates. Although he lied to me about his age to get me to continue going out with him, it didn’t matter, I was in love. He said to me, “Tanya, I have a big heart, and I don’t want any one to hurt it.” I told him the same. He smiled and said, “Good you’re stuck with me.” And we’ve been stuck with each other ever since. He’s a gentle giant, but like my brother-in-law once said, “Don’t wake the sleeping giant.” We don’t fight or argue, we just play.
He asked me to marry him twice, but I was too busy completing school and running the daycare. Finally, I said, “Let’s do this.” We got married, had a son and lived a good life. That is, until the witch showed up. But despite all we’ve been through, God has never left us. He has restored what the locust ate up and will continue to restore even more. The witch couldn’t destroy what God ordained to be together. Keep the devil out of your marriage. Throw the gossiping pot out the window. Take care of each other as if the two of you were infant children. Listen to one another, communicate and make each day better than the next day. “Each one of you also must love your wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband” (Ephesians 5:33).
