God has done so much for me in my life. This alone should be motivation enough to love my husband. I always thought when I met my husband he would adore me. He would think I was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen and he would not be able to picture his life without me. This was really not the case. My husband loved my relationship with Jesus and at first this was a real blow to my ego. He didn’t marry “the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen”. I don’t even think he married someone he “absolutely adored”. My husband knew God had a plan for us and he decided to follow what he believed was the Lord’s will for his life. This is not to say I don’t believe my husband loves me or didn’t when we were married, but it is not the love I imagined I would start my married life with. We were not the people we would have picked for ourselves, but God knew better.
The few pages written today about love’s motivation really sent me into a reality check. We love because of Christ’s love for us. We can’t let our husband’s reactions, behavior, or attitude be our motivation especially if we are trying to be the godly wives God has called us to be.
Often times I find myself in this place in my marriage where I feel like there is no benefit or reward for all I do. The lack of appreciation for the accomplishments you manage when you have small children is astounding.
Christ will be my motivation. I commit to let Christ be the reason I love my husband. I will no longer look to my husband for motivation for me to love him, but I will look to Jesus, the One who healed my heart, to be not only my encourager but my reason for loving my spouse.
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