Our Precious Gift


Sundays are always busy for us. To quote my nephew it is church and family day. But yesterday we kept our Sunday quiet. K has been working nonstop. He had to work Saturday, which is unusual for him so he asked me if we could just rest at home and spend some time together. So we did. We got in our pjs and enjoyed playing with Remy and watched Iron Man. We are rewatching the Marvel movies in anticipation of Avengers: Infinity War. Nerds, right? It was so nice to spend some quiet time together.

In today's devotional reading, we will focus on our spouse being our special and precious gift. I don't know about you, but I don't always look at K like he is a special gift to me. But I need to. God has given him to me to take care of; to treasure like he deserves. He is special and I need to make sure he knows it. According to the author, our attitudes toward our spouse will reflect how we receive our gift.

We can't forget and need to see ourselves as their gifts also.

Our marriage is a gift from God.

I want to view my marriage as a ministry; as a reflection of God's work in us. We can use our marriage to minister to others and help others. (That was one reason I created this blog.) The more I view our marriage and him as a gift the more I will treat both as such.

Challenge: In your own way, spend the week looking at your spouse as a gift from God. 

Questions to Ponder:
How does your attitude toward your husband reflect how you perceive God's gift? To be honest, I haven't been looking at K as a gift lately. I have been focused so much on circumstances that my focus has not been him. He has been working so much that instead of focusing on the fact that he has a great job that takes care of us, I focus on the late nights and get frustrated. My goal is to focus on the good and to treat him better and take care of him like I am supposed to.

Until next time, have a great day!




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