My husband has to get up early every morning to go to work…4 am to be exact. This week has been a little hectic and he didn’t have any clean pants work pants. It was late on Tuesday night when he realized it, so I told him I would wash a load and set my phone to wake me up when it was time to put them in the dryer. Well, next thing I remember is him at 4 am saying, “Babe, did you put my work pants in the dryer?” I jumped out of bed like I heard gunshots and ran to the laundry room, because honestly I couldn’t remember if I did and then when I was actually awake standing in front of the washer I realized there were No. Dry. Pants. I apologized profusely, because the last thing I said to him before we laid down was, “I got this. I will take care of it…get some rest.”
Well, I didn’t take care of it.
I failed him. I know it’s just a small thing, but I felt so bad. Now, he had pants he could wear…he didn’t drive to work in his underwear, but it was the thoughts in my head of letting him down when I said I would do it that we’re ringing in my head from the enemy. He knows our weaknesses and I was listening to him before I was even awake of how crappy I am.
Now, this man has never treated me with nothing but respect and love and I can’t think of a time where he ever raised his voice at me, but I was expecting him to let the “tired, gotta go to work, 4 am Kevin” to just be so upset. I mean, “you did say you would take care of it”, Satan kept telling me. I came back in the bedroom and he grabbed me up, hugged me and said, “You gonna hurt yourself jumping out of bed so fast!” We chuckled together at my craziness and he kissed me on the forehead.
Y’all…what a display of love. I know you thinking, “that’s silly”, but God knew I needed a man that displayed consistent calmness and patience. I can be a little quick-tempered and chaotic, so God blessed me with a man that is so even-tempered and calm. Even when he might be a little frustrated at me, he still kissed me on the forehead and gave me assurance of how wonderful he thinks I am. He diffused the enemy from beating me up with his words of encouragement. I truly see the heart of Jesus in Him each day.
Thankfully, I have a God that never fails me. He loves unconditionally, wholly and His love never ends. Love truly is the most powerful force in the universe. Read 1 Corinthians 13:13. Even when we fail others and our God, we can trust that God will never fail us! He will always be there to kiss us on the forehead and remind us how wonderful He thinks we are.
Now, that’s true love, my friend.
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believed all things, hoped all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)