“GUESS WHO WANTED ME TO WATCH THAT SHOW?”

I asked my daughter, Julie, yesterday. I had called her to let her know that I had dinner ready for her and her sister and to NOT BUY ANY FAST FOOD. We ended up having one of our sacred mother-daughter conversations. When I told her I was going to have an evening with Mr. Netflix, she excitedly suggested I watch Kevin Hart’s show, ‘Don’t Fk This Up.’ I replied, ‘I don’t think so, boo,I’m not too crazy about him.’ But, as I browsed through the selections for my profile, the TV glitched, unbelievably selecting that very show. And as I explained to Julie, when these “glitches” happen, I know it’s God, and it’s the show HE WANTED ME TO WATCH.

It’s a six-part documentary series about his life, and the episode where he shared a video of his wedding to his wife, Eniko, blew me away when she said these vows to him:

“I unconditionally acknowledge and accept all your faults and strengths, as you do mine.”

Wow! These words thrilled me because that’s what God has been trying to teach me through my last 18 years of marriage: to unconditionally accept all my husband’s faults and strengths as he does mine. It’s been a hard, yet beautiful thing.

Like my husband’s tongue is like a razor, and his words can be pretty intense sometimes, but God has been beautifully coming in to help me. I’ve not 100% mastered this lesson, to be honest, but I’m way better at seeing behind the tough words to see this great guy who I GET to call my husband. I focus on his positives (not the tongue like a razor part!) as God has been teaching me through these Bible verses:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 4-7

I call hubs my pain in the a husband, and he calls me his pain in the a wife, but at the end of the day, we have deep love and respect for each other. I wish this for all marriages and significant relationships. That we can unconditionally acknowledge and accept each other’s faults and strengths. God is our strength. Amen!

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