I like Valentine’s Day. I don’t love it but don’t hate it. My wife is very practical as well as being very easy to love. She gets excited about small gifts and expressions of love. She isn’t looking for You Tube worthy expressions of love each year. She doesn’t like to go out on Valentine’s Day because she doesn’t like the crowds – that’s her practical side. So we are able to celebrate the holiday whenever it best fits the schedule and if I show any effort with gifts or flowers, she appreciates it. That takes the pressure off and makes it a lot more fun for both of us. So I like Valentine’s Day. I know I am blessed and that she is a true gift.
I know that many people don’t like Valentine’s Day – too much pressure to find the right gift, some women don’t like the cliché gifts of flowers, candy etc. Sorry guys – that would certainly dampen my enthusiasm as well. (Ladies, if your guy tries, give him some props. It will encourage him to do more the next time. We men are really simple creatures. Tell us we “did good” and we’ll try harder. Complain about what we tried and we are prone to give up. Just a thought…)
I read a thought by Don Meredith in a book called “Game Plan for Life” and I think it could revolutionize most marriages! He discusses Genesis 2:22 which says, “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.” The point here is that instead of creating Eve right beside Adam and having them both wake up next to each other, God apparently took the rib and created Eve somewhere else and then “brought her” to Adam. Why? So that Adam would know that Eve was God’s gift to Adam.
Wow! Eve was God’s gift to Adam. I love that - applied to us - our spouse is God’s gift to us. God has given us an incredible gift – a husband, a wife. That is a great thought. I have to admit, I haven’t always thought of Kim that way. In my selfish moments, I am pretty sure her job is to make me happy. Sometimes she hasn’t filled that role and so I am frustrated, disappointed etc. Selfish, to be sure. But when I begin to see her as a gift that God has given me, everything changes, especially if I choose to be thankful for that gift. God knows me so well and loves me so much, that he has given me an awesome gift. A wife to love, serve and be with. That is a blessing. That is a wonderful gift.
How do you view your spouse? Someone with lots of faults? Someone who holds you back? Or God’s incredible gift? It makes all the difference in the world. It can change your marriage. It can change you.
Just a thought…
(check back for A Valentine’s Day Gift Part 2 on why your spouse is such a great gift!)
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