If
A Soldier
Demands
That You Carry His Gear For A Mile,
Carry
It Two Miles.
Scripture
Matthew
5
41
If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a
mile, carry it two miles.
Observation
Your
marriage is suffering if you haven't learned this principle!
Marriage
is not a 50/50 relationship. To have a great marriage both partners must practice Matthew 5:41. 50/50 won't cut it in a marriage, it
has to be 100/100.
Last
night I washed the dishes. That is not unusual, I wash the dishes
almost every day. Even when we have had a dishwasher in some of the
houses that we have lived in I still would wash the dishes by hand.
Kathy
cooked our supper last night. That is not unusual, she cooks our
supper every night. Except for when we have the opportunity to go out
for dinner.
I
started washing dishes every day after hearing a sermon by a preacher
who happened to be preaching in chapel at Dallas Baptist University
where I was attending way back in the late '70s. The preacher was
preaching on this passage and he was talking about going the second
mile for people and when I went home that day I told Kathy that I was
going to wash the dishes at our house.
Last
night Kathy helped me with the dishes and she rinsed! Marriage, at
least a great marriage, is all about teamwork. It is 100%/100%!
Tonight
we both get a break because tonight we eat at church!
Please
come join us … 5:30 for dinner and 6:30 for small groups! Christ
Fellowship Church 300 E. Sligh Ave, Tampa
Application
I
will do my best to give 100% to my marriage.
How
about you? What do you need to do differently?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for letting me hear that sermon in chapel that day
and thank You for touching my life with what the preacher that day
said. I know that You were speaking through him directly to me. Give
me a servant's heart. Help me to serve Kathy and help me treat her
the way You intend for a husband to treat his wife.
I
pray for couples that just don't understand the principle of going
the second mile for their spouse. Help them, Lord. Give them a
servant's heart for each other.
Daily
Bible Reading: Matthew 5,6,7
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