Today's Challenge:
Psalm 19:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
Psalm 139:23-24
New King James Version (NKJV)
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
I have to admit that when I read the blog posted for the 31 day challenge it rubbed me the wrong way. I have learned these things all through college. It is a mind set that makes me say "I am not his servant. I work hard all day too. Why should I have to prep myself and prep the kids and prep the house just for him?" But that's not the right mind set either right? So I am left with this: I know what is important to my husband. He loves to be greeted at the door. I know that he likes coming home to a clean house, he is very understanding and knows that this doesn't always happen because of our 3 kids and I appreciate that about him. I always try to have lunch ready when he comes home from work on his lunch break. This is a sweet time for us in the middle of his work day. I know it means a lot to him when we get to sit down to enjoy a meal together and get to talk. I try to do these things, but I know that there is more that I could do to show him how much I appreciate and love him. I really need to look for the small things. The truth is, I want to make him happy. I want to show him my love for him through my actions. Sometimes I become selfish and just say "oh well" and I want to just do things for myself. This isn't love. So because I love my husband I need to focus on him, on his needs. I need to think about what I can do through out the day to show him how much I appreciate him.
1 comment:
I know what you mean. That's how I felt too. Fortunately, I have a husband that does not ever demand or even "expect" me to do those things, so it makes it more enjoyable to do them for him. If I can do it with a self-less spirit, I am also teaching my kids to be that way too.
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