Have you had the flu or a cold lately? If you are sick, feeling loving towards your husband is sometimes the last thing on your mind. You just don’t feel good. God’s Word speaks in ways that let you know love is so much more than a feeling. You’ve heard it from others though that love isn’t love - if you don’t have that “lovin’ feeling”. But the thing is love is always more about our actions and attitudes than about our feelings. Long-time married folks, who are definitely the wiser among us about long-time love, will say that there were many times in their 30 or 40 or 50-year marriages that they didn’t FEEL like they loved their spouse – but because of the commitment that they had made to each other, they knew that if they behaved and acted as if they did, their relationship would be what it needed to be. I Corinthians 13, which is known as the love chapter in the Bible, gives many behaviors to describe what love it. Love is kindness, patience and hopeful are a few descriptive. Maybe if things aren’t going so well in your relationship you will practice kindness or patience. There is hope and definitely more joy in a marriage when the virtues of love are practiced. It’s because doing these things makes your marriage healthier – and holier. Work on your attitude- and even if you don’t feel like it - act loving. And experience why God tell us that love – well, here I’ll just let Him tell you: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” I Corinthians 13:13
Take Action: Start today with a kinder word for your husband and end your day with a kind word for him also. Practice that small virtue to have a more loving marriage
Wisdom from the Word:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” I Corinthians 13:4-8