Hebrews 13:15 (ESV)
“Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.”
Staring back at me from the bathroom floor is a pile of dirty
clothes. Specifically, size-large gym shorts, one sweaty workout shirt, an
undershirt, well-worn briefs and haphazardly balled-up socks. As usual, the
mass of neglected garments sits not inside but beside the hamper, clear
evidence that my husband has been on the scene.
Today, as I stare back at the messy mound, I folded my arms
across my chest and smile. Laugh, even. I catch myself elbowing past annoyance
and choosing gratitude instead.
I once heard a radio talk-show host doling out advice to a complainer
bride who had called to gossip on her clutter-hound husband. “It sounds to me
like you've got two options,” the host said. “You can live in happiness with a
sometimes-frustrating husband or you can live in sparkling cleanliness alone.”
The comment went deep, both for the caller and for me.
Besides the relationship between humankind and God, marriage
is the only covenantal bond noted in Scripture. Which I assume means it's a
connection prized by God. I want my attitudes and my actions to show that I
prize it as well, and I'm realizing more and more that part of how that gets
worked out in my life is by knowing what things to focus on and what things can
stand to be overlooked.
I thank my heavenly Father for giving me a man to know and
be known by, to love and be loved by, to serve and to be served by each day. My
darling husband may be prone to untidiness, but untidy companionship carries a
certain appeal when it involves such a magnificent human being.
Thank You, Lord, for eyes to see an abundance of blessings
all around.
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