Seeing Your Husband Through God’s Eyes

“Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. … The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.” Genesis 2:7, 15 (NLT)

Pause. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Imagine God forming your husband like a potter gently molds clay on the potter’s wheel. Imagine that God has you in mind as He is lovingly forming your husband.

Can you see the details of your husband? His hair. His eyes. His smile. His hands. His legs. His feet.

Watch God breathe life into your husband. His character. His values. His works. His love.

Are you smiling?

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Life In the Struggle

No room for Him in the inn.
New life birthed in the struggle of chaos.
Laid in a feeding trough.
Visited by shepherds, and
Glorified by angels.

Rejected by His hometown.
Ministry prevailed in the struggle against darkness.
Nowhere to lay His head.
Followed by sinners, and
Promised by prophets.

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The Ultimate Gift

May your preparations for Christmas be filled with awe and wonder as you meditate on the
Ultimate Gift.

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Kissed by the Name

Fifty-two years ago this month, my husband, Keith, stole a kiss by the elevator in the university’s dorm. Public Display of Affection! We’d just been lectured about that from our floor monitor.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! Song of Solomon 1:2

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