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Love Remains

Early in our marriage my wife and I had one of those knock up drag out arguments. We yelled and cursed, threw insults—the whole nine yards. Many times, this kind of fight can set the tone for the relationship. We were not following Christ at the time but my wife did something that so demonstrated the love of God. I am hypoglycemic, so my body doesn’t metabolize the sugar in my body correctly. The only treatment is to eat. I had suffered many blackouts and hospitalizations. My wife, cooking the whole time we were fighting, walked over, set my dinner down in front of me, and walked away saying, “I don’t like you right now but I love you and you need to eat”.

Romans 5:8 describes the unconditional love that I witnessed that night. Please read it again with this in mind.

What I witnessed that night was the earthly manifestation of the love of God in a marriage. Most times in a relationship our first impulse in a disagreement is to withhold love. This passage of scripture shows us how to react in a way the reflects true love. God’s love is not based on our performance, past or present. Praise Him for that because on our best day, we don’t deserve it. The love of God looks past our faults and meets our needs every time.

Faith Declaration:

By God’s grace, I will love like He does.

By: Jackie Moore