"With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love." (Ephesians 4:2)
Part of the difficulty you may face as you continue in this 30-day challenge is that you really are struggling to find positive things to praise your husband for. Perhaps the problem is not with your husband. Have you checked your own heart?
Sometimes we get disillusioned because of our own unreasonable or unrealistic expectations (Proverbs 13:12). It may not be that our mates are doing something wrong; it's simply that we expect too much in some areas.
Our expectations must be met in God alone, and then we will have the right perspective to ask God for the healing and grace we need to respond to others.
How sad that we give more grace to others than to those in our own homes. Today, try to look at your husband through eyes of grace. Verbally thank your husband for what he is already doing.
Lord, help me to find positive things to say about my husband. Help me to put my expectations in You and not in my husband. Help me to understand that he is not able to fulfill all my needs and that only You alone can do that. But sometimes it is hard for me to grasp this idea. Help me to be mindful of this and to turn to You when my husband does not fulfill my needs. Thank You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment