Just "A" little effort will do!
Praise the Lord for His Good, Grace, Mercy, Loving kindness and many more......to Praise HIM and to THANK HIM.
We are enjoying our marriage life. No words can be describe, but what i can say is God is Faithful. He gives me strength to love, patient for one another, self-control as it is very easily to "spark" a argument , and open my eyes to see the important of by putting "A" little effort to my marriage. Just "A" little effort will do!
This is my experience:
1) When my wife ask me to pick her up after my home meeting (usually end at 10pm) for supper, instead of sms her :Sorry, i tired or k, but this time i replied her, "Is my pleasure, darling". And the reply that i have received was : Love you, darling. Never know that by putting little effort, i also receive the blessing too. I am happy and joyful and surprised to receive my wife reply. I guess she also put in that little effort too :)
2) When things were not pleasant when it comes for either one of us has to go home on Friday nite to babysit our 2 children, i have to attend home meeting and my wife has to work late, it is very easily to "spark" an quarrel. But Praise the Lord, after i have settled the issue with my mum, i sms to my wife : " Tks for everything, without you :) ". I guess that will brought her a "smile" and i am sure it will.
3) When i told my wife to buy 6 packs of fish soup for our family dinner for approx 17 pax, she bought only 3 packs. And i begin to raise my voice, but at that moment, miraculously, somehow or rather, i begin to cool down suddenly. And instead of asking her to go back and buy, without any anger inside, i just put on a T-shirt. But my mum and my wife assured me that it enough as there are many other dishes, so i did not insist, and have my dinner peacefully. Tks the Lord for my wife and my mum, too.
What i am sharing is that many of the above example was not me in the past, many times, i take my wife for granted. But this years plus, Praise the Lord for the Marriage Support Group and also because of the topic that we have done during our recent Youth and Young People meeting. It help tremendously. Of course, not only hearer but also doer. Try it.
We have to put in effort in order to enjoy Godly success in marriage.
Glory be to God.
How big can a heart be?
How big can a heart be? I guess, as big as how much "Love You" allow it to flow in, and out…(http://www.kloudiia.com/1137/a-true-testimony-of-family-love/). As i was reading the above article by Ms Kloudiia, i am touch by this word, "How big can a heart be".Ya, how "big" can we give our heart to our loved one? does it mean you love more, you give "bigger"? you love less, you give a "smaller" heart?How much did our Lord gives HIS HEART to us, the sinner? He give us "His Life"!!. And HE gave His Life to us while we were still sinner. What a "Heart" that our Lord Jesus Christ has. He gave to all of us His "Biggest" heart.Today, as husband and wife, we have to see that despite of our differences, we have to give to our spouse the "biggest" heart. So, what is the heart, the bible mentioned 773 times of "heart". What is the heart? happy heart, heavy heavy, grieve heart, sad heart........love heart etc.
Heart "According to the Bible, the heart is the centre not only of spiritual activity, but of all the operations of human life. "Heart" and "soul" are often used interchangeably (Deut. 6:5; 26:16; comp. Matt. 22:37; Mark 12:30, 33), but this is not generally the case. The heart is the "home of the personal life," and hence a man is designated, according to his heart, wise (1 Kings 3:12, etc.), pure (Ps. 24:4; Matt. 5:8, etc.), upright and righteous (Gen. 20:5, 6; Ps. 11:2; 78:72), pious and good (Luke 8:15), etc. In these and such passages the word "soul" could not be substituted for "heart." The heart is also the seat of the conscience (Rom. 2:15). It is naturally wicked (Gen. 8:21), and hence it contaminates the whole life and character (Matt. 12:34; 15:18; comp. Eccl. 8:11; Ps. 73:7). Hence the heart must be changed, regenerated (Ezek. 36:26; 11:19; Ps. 51:10-14), before a man can willingly obey God. The process of salvation begins in the heart by the believing reception of the testimony of God, while the rejection of that testimony hardens the heart (Ps. 95:8; Prov. 28:14; 2 Chr. 36:13). "Hardness of heart evidences itself by light views of sin; partial acknowledgment and confession of it; pride and conceit; ingratitude; unconcern about the word and ordinances of God; inattention to divine providences; stifling convictions of conscience; shunning reproof; presumption, and general ignorance of divine things."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
So i guess, the ONLY heart that we want is the heart that our Lord has. A heart of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Pray that our Lord will grant us the heart of His.
