That’s right, I said it… I am not perfect! When I came into my marriage 15 years ago, I had no idea what marriage truly was supposed to look like. No one told me the required amount of patience, forgiveness and sacrifice was needed in a marriage. Like really, someone should really come up with a numerical value to this and this numerical value needs to be agreed upon census. Like, ‘we asked 10,000 married couples and per their level of expertise…’
Even if that happened and every married couple was asked what they felt was the right amount of patience, forgiveness and sacrifice, would that be enough?
Even if that happened and every married couple was asked what they felt was the right amount of patience, forgiveness and sacrifice, would that be enough? What would their answer on? Most likely, if you provided and answer within your self, the first thing you probably thought about was how much you are willing to bear for someone else. That is alot to ask anyone.
I was in my bedroom laying down just relaxing and listening to the silence the other day. I was not really sleepy but just enjoying the quiet. Enter: LaTia. I just knew she was about to pop the bubble of serenity that I had found, it wasn’t until I listened to what she was listening to that I really even paid her much attention. ( I’m sorry baby, I was zoned out! :- ) ) She was listening to Smokie Norful preaching about love and sacrifice. He was talking about the story of Jacob and Rachael (Genesis 29) how Jacob sacrificed 14 years of his life for her.
I’ve heard this story before but I began to take a look both my relationship with God and my relationship my wife. Am I chasing God with that kind of fever? Am I willing to really sacrifice, experience, disappointment and get back on the grind for my wife? Do I really reflect the image of Christ to my family?
These were just rhetorical questions that I posed to myself but there is no such thing as a perfect husband on earth. I am only striving to emulate the example that Jesus left for me. Recognizing my own short comings is really just God showing me who I am. But I know one thing, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We are called to do greater works and things for the kingdom, let’s aim as close to that mark as we can! If not for our own selves, but thru our lives and our marriages that someone else might be saved!
