"THE LORD WILL CONTINUALLY GUIDE YOU, AND SATISFY YOUR DESIRE.-ISAIAH 58:11
Now that we know what love is and where it comes from, we need to really seek God. In order for a lamp to light up and do its job it needs to plug into its source of power. If you have accepted Christ into your heart then its important you 'plug' into God daily as your source of power, joy, peace and love. The only way a lamp will light up and shine is by being plugged in eveytime! Without the source of power it is complete darkness.If you desire to light up and shine for your spouse. connect with God. Our source of communication with Him is diving into His Word daily (the Bible), also through prayer, this is how we talk to God and also through fellowship with other believers (this could be going to church, bible studies or just talking about the Lord). This is how Gods power is moved through us. Just as our bodies need food and water to survive, so does our Spiritual life, we need to be fed constantly in order to keep alive in Christ. I have been a Christian for along time but when I don't seek Him daily my Spiritual life literally starves and withers away. If I am not fed daily and given His living water, then I cannot grow and mature in Christ. You see what happens to children who are malnutritioned, their bodies begin to stop growing and they also are hindered in maturing.
We need God every single day, its not a one-time situation. God alone can satisfy when everything or everyone else fails. Our spouses will fails us. They are human and far from being perfect. We put high expectations on them, however, they are NO SUPERHERO. Its realitythat one time or another they will fail us. But God will NOT fail us.
Can your spouse give you inner peace? Umm, no, they more or less tend to bring us anxiety. But Philippians 4:6-7 says,"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with tanksgiving let your requests be known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"
Can your spouse enable you to be content no matter what life throws at you? Absolutely not! We can try but we can never bring our spouses contentment. With situations like financial difficulties its impossible to tell your spouse everything will be ok and have them fully trust you. Its not in us or our spouses to have that kind of power! Philippians 4:12-13 says,"in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled.....I can do all things through Him that strengthens me"
We have needs in our lives that only God can fully satisfy. Our spouses can only do so much. We need to rely on God to bring us love, acceptance and peace....we need to not look at things or other people to fulfill it. That person will always fall short. When we seek Him first He will give us the desires of our heart. (Psalm 37:4....read it if u don't believe me). He needs to be our source of food and 'living' water. He knows what we need. "My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ."-Philippians 4:19
Don't let the 'germs' of life infect your marriage. Do not allow ENVY, PRIDE, GREED AND WORRY TO CAUSE DIVISION in your home. When we are not satisfied in our lives,whether it be financially, physically, job wise, house wise etc...the devil sees all these as oppurtunities to tear you apart. Its hard to not worry about life...but don't let that seed grow...it will cause a destructive wall in your soul, marriage and family. Allow god to be your everyday supply and source of satifaction.
THE DARE: DESIRE TO HAVE A TRUE INTENTION TO SIT DOWN AND READ YOUR BIBLE. TRY READING A CHAPTER EVERYDAY FROM PROVERBS AND A CHAPTER IN ONE OF THE GOSPELS. IF LIFE IS REALLY HARD AND YOUR FACING TRIALS OF MANY KINDS READ JAMES OR PHILIPPIANS. AS YOU READ AND PRAY, REALLY IMMERSE YOURSELF IN GODS LOVE AND PROMISES. BELIEVE AND TRUST. THIS WILL HELP YOU GROW IN MANY WAYS AS YOU WALK WITH H I'M. THIS WILL ALSO HELP YOU GROW AS A SPOUSE. ASK GOD TO KEEP CHANGING YOUR HEART AND TRANSFORMING YOUR MIND. REALLY CHOOSE TO FEED YOUR SPIRIT SO YOU CAN HAVE GROWTH AND MATURITY.
I'm praying you find complete satisfaction in God, surrendering all that IS NOT FROM HIM and really choosing to pick up your cross and walk with Christ. I'm praying through this journey, you find rest from all worries and anxieties of this life. (Matt 11:28) God Bless you. May your soul be rich in satisfaction with Him.
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