How does one relationship go from sweet to sour? During the first years of marriage, it was so easy to delight in each other presence. You find yourself excited, always going out of your way to please your spouse. As years go by, you experience heartache and heartbreak brought about by expectations unmet, frustrations increasing and motivations dwindling. What used to be sweet turns sour and to some, bitter.
We weren't spared of these. Most times I would get in the nerves of Paul and we find ourselves bickering over petty and very silly things. I forgot to enjoy my marriage and how fun my husband was to be with because I was just too wrapped up in my own issues. I wasn't a joy to be around either as most often I would be tired or stressed. Suddenly the things I loved about him were eclipsed by those that irked me and I let them. I choose wrongly on many things and those poor choices blinded me and robbed me of the joy and satisfaction I once felt and had.
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Lord, thank you for the last seventeen years. Like all marriages, mine was never always a breeze. Conflicts arose, disappointments ensued, issues cropped up. When those things happened, my desire for my husband dwindled, I forgot why I fell for him and failed to remember how it was to delight in his presence. Thank you Father, that during those times, when I was the weak link in my family, my husband remained steadfast. Forgive me for those shortcomings. Through the Love Dare, You have opened my eyes and led my heart to the love that chooses to just love--just because, unconditionally, no matter the years, no matter the situation. Thank you for reminding me how it was to delight in Paul's presence. I know that love stories have a second wind and so I praise You for making this radical change in my heart. Because now, I remember EVERYTHING. Amen :)
Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life. -- Ecclesiastess 9:9
We weren't spared of these. Most times I would get in the nerves of Paul and we find ourselves bickering over petty and very silly things. I forgot to enjoy my marriage and how fun my husband was to be with because I was just too wrapped up in my own issues. I wasn't a joy to be around either as most often I would be tired or stressed. Suddenly the things I loved about him were eclipsed by those that irked me and I let them. I choose wrongly on many things and those poor choices blinded me and robbed me of the joy and satisfaction I once felt and had.
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Lord, thank you for the last seventeen years. Like all marriages, mine was never always a breeze. Conflicts arose, disappointments ensued, issues cropped up. When those things happened, my desire for my husband dwindled, I forgot why I fell for him and failed to remember how it was to delight in his presence. Thank you Father, that during those times, when I was the weak link in my family, my husband remained steadfast. Forgive me for those shortcomings. Through the Love Dare, You have opened my eyes and led my heart to the love that chooses to just love--just because, unconditionally, no matter the years, no matter the situation. Thank you for reminding me how it was to delight in Paul's presence. I know that love stories have a second wind and so I praise You for making this radical change in my heart. Because now, I remember EVERYTHING. Amen :)
Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting life. -- Ecclesiastess 9:9