GOD has called us to love Him and to love each other. It doesn’t seem like such a hard task, yet in the day to day troubles of this earthly dwelling place we can forget the simple request that Jesus made of us:
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15:12 NKJV
That covers love of all mankind, but I’m thinking here of love between a man and his wife:
And this provides a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband. Ephesians 5:33 The Message
Does it take grand gestures to show our love for each other?
Yes, I suppose that gifts are nice, everyone likes receiving something special. Public declarations of love can warm a heart and bring tears to one’s eye. But I believe that what adds up to real and enduring love is the small touches.
I have heard so many wives and husbands who set conditions:
“If you loved me, you would ____________”. If you loved me you would buy me a bigger house. If you loved me you would cater to my every whim. The blank has been filled out in a multitude of ways.
It is a running amusement in our home when either my husband or I say “If you love me, scratch my back.”
You know how sometimes an itch you can’t reach drives you nuts? Just knowing that my husband will stop whatever he may be doing to help me feel better says more about his love than he will ever know. It’s one of many ways that we cherish each other. We find special words and phrases that would mean nothing to anyone else, but display a wealth of love between the two of us.
Take a moment to pray with and for your mate. Keep the fire in your marriage by recognizing the One Who placed you in each others path, and while joining your hands and your hearts, give thanks to the Lord.
I love this post, Karin. You are so right, it’s in the small touches…a glance, a smile, rubbing feet under the table when we go out to eat, the way he gently moves a strand of hair from my face so he can see my eyes. All these things and more say “I love you.”
Blessings.
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Yes, precious post. I never doubt that my husband loves me, but often the small, considerate actions prove it to me. I want to do the same for him!
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Great post. This season, I am purposefully planning to invest in the invisible gifts that last longer than December 25 -31st with my hubby.
Love, joy, peace, patience…are all thinks that I think are well worth investing in.
Now, I have to remember (and pray) to make these a focus of my everydays.
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