"Love is patient, love is kind..." Probably one of the most recognized verses of the Bible, even for non-Christians. We put this on cards, we read it at our weddings, we have it on decor around our house. But how often do we put it in to practice?
Living with someone, day in and day out, can be very trying of your patience. When your spouse puts their clothes on the floor instead of the hamper, which is only 2 inches away (and I am not talking about Jason here). Or when your husband watches his movie a little too loud and it disturbs the show you are watching in the bedroom. Or when you hear a constant sound they make. All of that certainly tries your patience. It's very easy to lose your patience with a spouse, and it's weird because it just sort of, sneaks up on you. You go from being fine to being completely ridiculously impatient with this person and everything that is happening is just getting on your nerves!
In times of impatience, it is important we pray for God to give us patience. When we lose our patience with our spouses, that is the time it turns in to fighting, anger, and hard times in marriage. "There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking" Proverbs 29:20. I know there have been many times that patience worn thin has caused me to say things I have not meant to my husband. Satan uses this to drive a wedge between two people, but it doesn't have to be this way.
It is important for all of us to remember that we are not married to a perfect person. We are married to a human being, with their own quarks and faults. The things we sometimes grow to dislike in a person are the things we loved about them in the first place, yet ironically they become the things that are fought about most often. What types of things cause you to lose your patience with your spouse? I encourage you to pray for God to help you be more patient with the partner he chose for your life and help you to overcome the burden of those pesky faults that cause your patience to wear out.
I pray today that God grants me patience in my marriage and with my husband.
Living with someone, day in and day out, can be very trying of your patience. When your spouse puts their clothes on the floor instead of the hamper, which is only 2 inches away (and I am not talking about Jason here). Or when your husband watches his movie a little too loud and it disturbs the show you are watching in the bedroom. Or when you hear a constant sound they make. All of that certainly tries your patience. It's very easy to lose your patience with a spouse, and it's weird because it just sort of, sneaks up on you. You go from being fine to being completely ridiculously impatient with this person and everything that is happening is just getting on your nerves!
In times of impatience, it is important we pray for God to give us patience. When we lose our patience with our spouses, that is the time it turns in to fighting, anger, and hard times in marriage. "There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking" Proverbs 29:20. I know there have been many times that patience worn thin has caused me to say things I have not meant to my husband. Satan uses this to drive a wedge between two people, but it doesn't have to be this way.
It is important for all of us to remember that we are not married to a perfect person. We are married to a human being, with their own quarks and faults. The things we sometimes grow to dislike in a person are the things we loved about them in the first place, yet ironically they become the things that are fought about most often. What types of things cause you to lose your patience with your spouse? I encourage you to pray for God to help you be more patient with the partner he chose for your life and help you to overcome the burden of those pesky faults that cause your patience to wear out.
I pray today that God grants me patience in my marriage and with my husband.
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