December 21st was a couple days ago and it was the 36th year anniversary of the first date I had with the "God given heaven sent love of my life".. aka my husband... and yes.. tomorrow marks the 32nd anniversary of our engagement and this June 30th will be our 32nd wedding anniversary ..whew!!
All that being said, let me get to the point. Once in a while when my love gives me a card he will take the time and effort to calculate out not only the years and months that we have spent together.. but the hours and MINUTES!!! Yes.. as you may be thinking this is rather overwhelming. In the early years when he was still doing it with a pencil and paper I had great admiration for him... and now with modern technology it has become easier for him.. but much more overwhelming for me.
Do you know how many minutes are in 36 years? 18,921,600!!! We're talking Jerry Lewis telethon numbers now! And while I can argue we have not spent every one of those minutes together.. especially in the early years.. I have been committed to him for the 32 years.
Every woman who has ever been in labor knows just how long a minute really is..or has been up with a sick child ... parent or loved one. Now that they have added up on me I look back and ask myself "have I been a good steward with those minutes?" Have I loved well? Have I done all I can to let the man that I committed to all those years ago know just how much he means to me in the hard times as well as in the good? Have I woken up everyday of my life with the purpose in my heart to make his life better?
If I'm truthful ... the answer is shamefully no. But.. I also hold fast to the word that His mercies are new every morning. And when you know better you do better. I know now that I'd rather negotiate the things that are important in love.. with the common bond of wanting what is best than arguing for what I think is right.
I pray that God multiplies our minutes together... so that the next time I am presented with one of these thought provoking cards I can take account of my minutes, hours, days and years and look at the scale of good and bad and see that the good far out way the bad. That goes for the "just mediocre" minutes as well, that they may be moved over to the good.
Have you looked at the scale of your minutes lately? Are you stellar in using each one of being thoughtful of those you love?
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