Yesterday at a stop sign the thought occurred to me, Who are you living for? Who is your marriage focused on? Often times the answer is ME. Not Christ and certainly not my husband. This thought convicted me. As a Christian I am to be focused on Christ and putting others first, especially my family. When I don't follow God's blueprint then I find myself in real trouble. When I am focused on ME chaos reigns in my home. This may seem radical to most but is it really? Christ gave the ultimate sacrifice for you and I, people who were yet to be as well as people who were in existence. He gave no thought to his own comforts and "rights" He loved without boundaries. If we are Christ followers then we should be willing to do the same, especially for those we are given to love.
Hebrews 13:16 - But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well
pleased.
Proverbs 3:27 - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].
In most marriage situations we can find solutions to what seems like insurmountable problems just by putting Christ and our families first. This is not an easy thing to do, especially at first. Our flesh will balk against the change and the world will tell us that we should not feel guilty putting ourselves first, afterall we have to take care of number one. The more we choose to put others first and the more we focus on Our Lord and God, the easier it becomes because we have changed our mindset and our focus, we are actively practicing our faith. So today I challenge you to put ME on a shelf and focus on Christ and the family He has blessed you with, great things are bound to happen!
Proverbs 16:3 - Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
John 3:30 - He must increase, but I [must] decrease.
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