Friday, June 20, 2014

The Gift of a Spouse

Genesis 2: 21-25
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said,“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh; he shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
 
When I think about the gift God gave Adam of a companion and wife, I can only imagine the way that he must have felt. I imagined that he felt the same way that a wife feels when her and her future husband is at the alter exchanging vows and are finally one. I know on my wedding day, there were lots of laughter, excitement, joy and thankfulness. When you do make those vows and that commitment, you are accepting a gift. The same gift that Adam received. You now have that companion and spouse. Adam didn’t receive the gift of Eve because of anything she did but because he trusted God. He knew that God had the best in mind for him. And because he accepted the gift, his life was forever blessed by it.

In that same way, your husband is your gift from God. The question is are you going to receive your gift because you trust God and know that He has the best in mind for you or are you going to reject it like it may not be good enough for you? You may already be married but it’s how you treat your husband that will show if you accept or reject your gift.

But you are a gift too! You are a gift to your husband. It is so very important that each of you see one another as a gift everyday of your lives together. Knowing you both are gifts will have a huge impact on how you treat each other.
Your challenge for today: Imagine God handing you your husband as a gift the next time you see him. Receive your gift by giving him a hug.

Date: 06-20-14
What is God teaching you?
Questions:

1. What other gifts has God given you?

2. Does your current attitude towards your husband show that you accept or reject your gift?

3. How can you and your husband be a gift to others?

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