Father, I love waking up after an early morning rain! Everything looks so fresh and green. Thank You for the innumerable gifts You give me each day! Amen.
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I’m not sure why it popped into my head but somewhere in the middle of the night, I got to thinking how, as a married couple, Karen and I are like a hand saw. For a hand saw to work most efficiently if must be pushed forward and drawn backward. It can be pushed just one way but it takes much more effort in that you have to line everything back up for the next stroke.
As a couple, we quite often work to accomplish the desired end but we have different strengths and weaknesses – what I do works one way and what Karen does works another. We complement each other in the way God intends.
If one of us insisted on doing things only the way we saw fit, it would mess up the flow. We wouldn’t get nearly as much done and the result would probably not turn out as nicely either.
From 32 years of experience, I can vouch that marriage is not easy. There are lots of ups and downs. Sometimes we may be tempted to throw in the towel. But we must fight for it! And sometimes sacrifice is called for…sometimes humility is called for. In the book of Acts, the Apostle Paul admonishes us to “remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35) And I can also vouch that marriage is one of the greatest blessings we can ever experience!
Lord Jesus, I would pray that You would bless our efforts – and not just those of Karen and myself. Many couples out there realize that their marriages are worth fighting for. Help them to continue the task of working together pushing forward and drawing back to accomplish what You would have them do. Amen.
June 19th, 2018, Tues, 6:55 am
