Every now
and then, God gives me a glimpse into what real love should look like. This week, thanks to my sweetheart, I had
just such a revelation. For me, vacation
means going somewhere, anywhere, that is not home. I don’t want to feel like I’m sitting home on
vacation. However, I never realized
that, until recently, my hubby would be perfectly happy sitting at home on his
vacation. Yet, for the last few years,
we have gone somewhere for vacation. My
darling husband does this not because he loves it, but because he knows I love
it. In short, the only reason that he
goes on vacation is because it makes me happy.
He puts his wants aside for me and what I want. What a beautiful picture of the kind of love
we all should have for each other; not just as husband and wife but for
everyone. We are to “consider others
better than ourselves”; to put their needs above our own. We deny ourselves something because we know
someone else has a need. How different
relationships and our world would be if we put this into action. It would turn this world upside down or maybe
right side up.
As I was driving home today, I passed a person walking on the side of the road. Since it was cold, and snowy, I thought I should stop and offer the person a ride. As I drove on by, I was irritated with myself for not stopping. I could have and should have but I didn't. Why? I was scared! Maybe that wouldn't bother you, but I'm willing to bet there are things that make you afraid. It may be snakes or spiders that send the ticker into overdrive. Or maybe it's your job and finances that keep you up at night when you should be resting. Then again perhaps it's relationships that consume your thoughts and energy. As followers of God, we know that we are told not to be afraid. Yet we often are afraid despite everything we know. As I was driving away from a misse...
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