Despite our flaws and weaknesses, we
were designed to demonstrate holiness to one another. I wrote
yesterday about how we sometimes let each other down, but it's
important for me to also write about how we can come through for each
other, and how it can be extraordinary.
When I think about who has shown me the
strength that I've read about in the Bible, and the faith, the love,
the determination, the perseverance, and the integrity, I think of my
husband. (I think of many other people as well, but he is my closest
relationship.) He so often shows me what it looks like to be a light
in the darkness, to be a vessel for truth and love.
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Psalm 1:1-3 - “How blessed
is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand
in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his
delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day
and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.”
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He holds me up when I am weak. When
I have doubts, when I'm hurting, when I don't know what to say or how
to deal with what life puts in front of me, he speaks
truth.
He loves me sacrificially, even
if I don't deserve it.
He sets his needs aside when necessary and puts his family first. He
loves his children. He teaches
them and guides them and nurtures them.
He is
committed to knowing God and
seeking His wisdom. He does what is right, even when it's
difficult. He is more patient than I could ever hope to be,
and he leads others even when he doesn't know it.
He doesn't buy me expensive gifts or
win me over with flowery words. That isn't what I want or need, and
he knows my heart. All I need or want is a companion who walks
beside me hand-in-hand, through the sunlight and through the
storms, as we embrace all this abundant life has to offer.
I am so thankful for him, my sacred
gift. As we all navigate our individual paths, we can never take for
granted the blessing that is the hope we find in one another. We may
falter and we may fail, but there is always love. There is always,
always love.
