My husband left for work this morning, and as he's kissing the boys good-bye I'm reminded I have to tell him I'm thankful I'm his wife. Without it sounding too forced, I waited 'til he kissed me. He smiled and walked out the door. As the morning has progressed, God has shown me I really am glad he chose me. Sure we don't have the best marriage, it's not the worst either. I have friends married to men who have no desire to work on their marriage. Men who choose not to go to church with their families. Men who don't know God at all. I have a man who wants to work on our marriage. I have a man who agrees divorce is not an option. I have a man who wants to make us a better us-even when we sometimes don't know how to do it.
The answer is right in front of us. The Bible. In the past, before I really knew Jesus, I never believed the resolve of current issues could possibly be in the Bible. So many of life's unanswered questions are in print, right at our fingertips. We just have to make the decision of picking it up. Today I will continue with my 30 day project and not say anything bad about my husband, to my husband or anyone else.
I really am glad he chose me.
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I meant to comment on this yesterday, but I felt too much like crap to do so. I know how it feels to do something when you might not really want to. It reminded me of this verse:
ReplyDeleteCommit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Proverbs 16:3 KJV
(I specified, because the NIV and some others have a totally different translation for this verse, that entirely changes the meaning of what I'm trying to get across.)
So, you're doing this thing, committing your works unto the Lord, and let's just say you can't do it whole heartedly yet, that you might feel as if you're just going through the motions. That's okay. Because what this verse says is that when you have committed your works unto him, he will establish your thoughts---change your way of thinking, and soon, you will be doing it whole-heartedly. That's the way this verse always enocouraged me. Once (or twice--lol) Matt and I took a child rearing class and they said that Right actions preceeded right motives...if a child is to young to understand *why* they should be doing something, you still have them do the right thing. Pretty soon, the *why* will come.
Okay. That's about all I can say today. Love you.