• Jul. 6, 2006 - If Tomorrow Never Comes...

Entry 18 of 35 Previous Page | Next Page This blog is maintained by Amy Verlennich of DANDELION SEEDS

As a wife, seeking God's will, I try to be the helpmeet that the Lord wants me to be... however, I couldn't begin to count the number of times I've failed.  Sometimes I feel horrible about it as soon as it happens, and quite honestly, other times I don't care right away.  I've allowed the enemy to control my thoughts and my mind begins thinking things that are downright ungodly.  It shames me to admit, because as much as I know it's wrong as I write it this very moment, I also know that it will happen again if I don't guard my heart... and mouth... against it, and continually seek the Lord in every circumstance regarding my husband.  If I have the Lord in my heart, there will be no place for the enemy, and from out of the heart the mouth speaks.  I know when I've allowed my heart to "go bad"... my speech is right behind it... and things take a turn for the worse after that!  ("Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."  Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)) Erin went through a scary time not long ago.  Please take a moment to read two of her most recent posts, "Today's Update" and "Middle of the Night Update" before going on...  I'd had a "tough week" myself (poor pitiful me )... sulking and taking it out on my hubby.  Reading those posts make me feel terribly convicted and completely ashamed when I've been taking my marriage for granted... so many times... and this woman just prayed to have hers continue.  Lord, please forgive me.  This woman had no idea what the future held for her and her family, yet, how many times have I wasted precious time that I've no guarentee of?  May her story inspire all of us to live the moments in our marriages as we should... as if they were our last and most precious few. S.H.M.I.L.Y. Time: Pretend, if you will, that you found out your husband would no longer be with you after tomorrow.  What would be the most important thing(s) that you would want to have done or said before he was gone? Spend tomorrow living life as if it were the last of everything... Realizing that there would be no time to take a cruise, the kids to Disneyland, or anything real "big"... think of what's truly important and then do it.  Some ideas may include: breakfast in bed or a delicious breakfast with the family (getting up extra early if this isn't a  normal routine), a letter expressing your love, a special lunch sent to work, a special dinner for hubby and you (served by the children... yes, get them involved... they will love to help do something special for mom and dad!), go out for ice-cream, get out something special from the "drawer of many blessings", or any of the other SHMILY Time ideas.  (Don't forget to write "SHMILY" on the things you do!) We haven't been promised how much time we have here on earth... therefore, we have no idea how long will spend with our husbands.  Spend the day cherishing the gift you were given the day the Lord created the two of you for each other.

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