"And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you." Eph. 4:32
It's time for some heart examination. As you continue in this 30-day challenge, have you found any roots of bitterness that are contaminating your relationship with your husband? Do you understand that as long as you are unwilling to forgive your husband - by God's grace and in His power - you will not be able to encourage him? Your own resentment will keep getting in the way. Now is the time to deal with any unforgiving attitudes. Forgive him, even as God has forgiven you. Is your husband a forgiving man? Does he keep short accounts of your problems?
Express your thankfulness for such a man. Does your husband - rightly or wrongly - harbor grudges against you? Again, are there things you need to change, or do you need to ask for his forgiveness for an offense? Help your husband be more forgiving by quickly forgiving him for his mistakes.
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Sometimes for me, forgiveness is not so much about forgiving David for something he has done, but it is about me forgiving him for not being who I think I need him to be. This frees me up to see the demandingness of my heart, repent of it, and move forward in appreciating and accepting and loving my husband.
I have a higher standard of what I hold my husband accountable for than others. It is easier for me to forgive others than it is for me to forgive him. I justify it by thinking that he should know better. How sad that the one who loves me the most is held to my standard and not the one of the King who I profess to serve. I am grateful for this opportunity to have the Lord transform me.
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