A few nights ago, I was pretty tired and grumpy with my husband just before bed.
I knew the grumpy words exchanged before we went to sleep were my fault, so when I woke up in the middle of the night I left a sappy note on his sink.
It led to his usual kiss on the forehead before he left for work.
Then, later that morning I text him.
ME: Truth - Sorry, I took my mood out on you. Have a good day.
HIM: Dare - I dare to love you through every annoying time and fantastic time. Hehe, love you!!!
ME: LOL! I Double Dare you baybay!
...from there we sent a few jokes back and forth and it ended with...
HIM: LOL! I love you!!!!
Funny isn’t it?
How silly little things, like being tired can affect our mood with each other and how we have the option to let those little things turn into BIG things or to swallow our pride and resolve the issues immediately.
When it comes to our relationships, we can choose pride, stubbornness and anger, or we can choose love.
It takes something as simple as one person choosing to apologize and acknowledge when they are at fault, and the other person choosing to forgive, instead of holding onto a grudge.
Truth: My marriage is not a perfect marriage, but because of the lack of stubbornness, the willingness to apologize, the ability to be silly with each other, it sometimes feels like we are close!
It is flawed, but it is also forgiving.
It is fallible, but it is also uplifting.
Our Father gives us the knowledge we need and the ability to do the right thing when it comes to making choices that will foster healthy, happy relationships.
Our relationships will never be perfect, because as people we are not perfect.
However, our relationships can be filled with so much happiness and love.
When we work towards learning to love each other as the Lord desires us to, it becomes a habit to focus on the positive qualities of others and to cover their flaws with acceptance!
Christ has taught us to keep forgiveness in our heart at all costs.
We were made to love each other.
