Did you think about the two scenarios at the beginning of today's devotion? How we as a society sometimes treat our spouses as a car that we can trade in when they start falling apart..and if we view our marriages that way then we do not respect marriage. We are one part of one another...one flesh. When your husband is going through a struggle...you go through it too. When you are hurting...he hurts too! When life is good...life is just good!
Ephesians 5:28-29 says "Husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it"
Bottom line is this: when you love your spouse, you love yourself....when you mistreat your spouse, you mistreat yourself. You are one in the same! So treat your husband well, speak highly of him, respect him, cherish him, and love him!
Today's task is to meet a need of your husband...an errand, back rub, take him lunch, ...choose something that says I cherish you...and do it with a smile! I dare ya!
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Well! I did it, I am finally caught up from where I got behing last weekend...which was a bit crazy for me. Anyway, I have completed today's task and must share. I am very excited...I returned an item we did not want and got a TV stand that we needed...I know that's boring....BUT I PUT THE STAND together!!!! It took about an hour and now he won't have to. I hope it is a pleasant surprise that he sees I went over and beyond for him. You should have seen me luggin the stinkin thing up our 400 steps. It was heavy! Riley was my cheerleader! Oh and yesterday's devo was good for me. I do want to agape my sweet husband uncontionally...reguardless of the circumstances surrounding me. That has been my prayer today! I notice not many comments anymore. Don't give up!!!! Keep up the challenging work. You can do it!!!
ReplyDeleteI am behind a couple of days so I can't wait to catch up to this one. I like being given tasks that require an element of surprise.
ReplyDeleteWe mentioned at the beginning to not let Satan get between us and this love dare but he has been all over me! First with a medical scare that required addtional tests (which results are still pending), then I came up with strep throat Monday night. All of this to say that as much as I want to put Matt in the limelight, I am the one getting all the attention. Hmmm...satan will not get his way! I am going to make it through this! I know many others of you who are struggling so be encouraged that God wants us to be devoted to this task. I am on the road to recovery and plan to turn things back around so that Matt is my focus. It is still exciting, yet humbling, to see how God is working in me. I am thankful that I can be molded into what He wants for me and my marriage.
I am playing catch up too and that is why I haven't posted much. I have to share that I did my very best to make today all about my husband. I was off today and got kinda in the flesh because my son wanted me to go to his follow up dr appt with him. I just wanted to stay home and just clean the house. My house has lacked for too long. My husband loves coming home and smelling a clean house.
ReplyDeleteI ended up going with my son to the dr and then to church but after church I went and looked around Kmart. I was going to replace his socket that the boys used to work on the car and ended up breaking it, but never replaced it. I know NOTHING about tools! So then I found this "so cool" little refrig./ice box like thing that he can use when he goes to work. He has a hard time thinking of things to take to work that he doesn't have to heat up, but also can keep cool. You can put drinks in this, sandwiches, fruit, and so many different things. You may not think this is cool, but I really think he will like it. You just plug it into a cig lighter and it stays cold like a frig.
I know your going to think the next thing is corny, but on Wed nights we have to carry the garbage to the street for Thurs morning pick up. I hate to do that job! So I also rolled the garbage can to the street for him so he wouldn't have to do it when he got home. He is always so tired.
I am so blessed ladies to be a part of this study.
I want to agape my husband the way he should be. The way God has called me to love him.
I agree too that it is very humbling and exciting at the same time as one of you sweet ladies said.
"Cherish"- to hold dear, to treat tenderly, to protect, to cling to.
May I hold my husband so dear to my heart, treat him with tenderness, protect him and show him with words and with actions how much I love him, and also honor my Lord as I am being what He has called me to be. May I step out of my comfort zone I have been in for so long and allow God to do what only He can do in my marriage!
Today was a tough one...I don't see Ric at all on Wednesday's until late when he gets home after church. Tonight when we got home and he was done reading with Charlie...they are all caught up in the Frank Peretti kid's series..he layed down on the couch and I rubbed his feet...without him asking:) I am totally a rub hog when it comes down to it. 99.9% of the time he is rubbing my back at night...I hardly ever rub his feet or back so I thought I would suprise him and massage his feet...and it did, so now I can go to bed knowing my task for the day is done!!! haha!
ReplyDeleteJenny...same thing here.....Everything has been put in my path to get me away from this dare...and I'm ashamed that Satan has won in his attacks over the past several days...and I didn't even realize that Satan was doing it. I don't see Andy until late...and sometimes for just moments in the mornings as we are getting kids ready to leave. His work schedule (working at nights most of the time) my work and classes and now basketball keeps us from seeing one another...unless we are passing one another on the road or running in or out of the door. Hopefully once school gets out...I'll be here during the day, and I'll get to see him before he has to go to work each night. His schedule is wacky right now.....but praise a job is about to be finised at the airport that is only a night job....and then we can see more of one another. However, regardless, I've got to get back into the dare, and get creative so I don't allow satan the victory!
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