My Husband

So, it's not Lud's birthday or our anniversary, but I'm feeling like complimenting my husband today. Why do it in a public forum? Well, maybe I think other people should hear what's so great about him too. :)

First of all, if anybody knows Lud and me, they know that we're pretty much opposites.  However, our core values and God are our common ground and that is what is important in our marriage. He makes me laugh, we love traveling anywhere and everywhere together, and he always builds me up when I'm criticizing myself.  From the beginning of our relationship I could tell he'd be a great dad from the way he interacted with his nieces and nephews and how he was able to talk to and counsel teenagers. Enough about our marriage - God was our matchmaker so we just try to love and support each other.

Which leads me to Lud's personality, which some people "get" and some people don't. When you first meet Lud, you probably won't know he's a minister. However, very soon in your conversation with him, you will know that he loves God. It beams from him. Ha! But, that doesn't mean he's not going to joke around and mess with you! Take it from the person who he messes with the most(me!), Lud does not mess with you unless he's trying to get to know you better or if he sees you as a friend. Therefore, all people will be most likely messed with! Some people don't "get" that and get offended. (Cough, cough...LD) Just because he's a minister has not and will not change that, because it's the personality God gave him. He's not judging the person or criticizing the person he's messing with, he's trying to get to know that person better. Part of Lud's ministry is that he can talk to unbelievers, beam God's love, and connect with them.  I can't tell you how many times we've been at a wedding or gathering of friends, and I see Lud having this deep, personal conversation with someone because God just opens up people who are struggling to Lud.

Finally that leads me to his job, which is also a ministry of God. Lud seeks God in everything he does at the Wesley. He may not sound like a minister to some, but that's a part of his ministry. If you could automatically peg him as a minister, that would mean he was acting "holier than thou" and that is not his personality. He is hanging out with college students, getting to know them and their hearts, and helping guide their hearts to God's love. He's not going to act like he is a stuffy minister who wears suits and speaks philosophically every minute of the day. I think that's how he reaches the unreached - it's by acting like a human with the same problems so that they see that they don't have to be perfect to be a Christian. I wish I could talk to people about God the way he does. *oh my goodness, I don't have time, but this paragraph leads to his love of spreading God's love around the world! Missions is his very true calling!

So, I guess that's enough about my husband. I love him and I love what he's dedicated to do for God's kingdom. When I married him, I knew we'd be on an exciting adventure trying to keep on the narrow road God designed just for us.