Dear God, Thank You For My Husband
We’ve been married 18 years today. We’ve been together for 22 years. When I think about our marriage and our family, I’m overwhelmed by the goodness of God and the blessings he has bestowed on us.
It’s easy to be married to my husband. It’s easy to build a life with him. I know he loves me unconditionally. I know he would do anything for me. I know he will protect me and our children. I know he loves God and seeks Him. We laugh, we love, we enjoy each other.
I thank God for directing my life in such a way that I was able to meet him. I thank God that He had a plan for me and my husband so many years ago. I believe that God picked him just for me.
Our story doesn’t consist of relationship struggles, and finding our way back together. Our story has been mostly happiness and love. Sure, we’ve had trials…our biggest being a miscarriage. But there was always never-ending love.
I know our marriage is strong. But I also know that even the strongest marriage, without God at the center, can crumble.
Our marriage is strong only because of the overwhelming love and mercy that God has for us. Our marriage is strong because God has made it strong. It’s not because we have loved each other enough. It’s not because we are good enough. It’s not by chance. It’s not because we have made all of the right decisions. It’s not about anything we have done.
It’s about what God has done for us.
God’s purpose for our marriage is the same as His purpose in our individual lives – to bring Him glory.
When we start believing that we can make our marriage work by ourselves; or that our marriage is unshakable; or that our spouse would never do anything to hurt our marriage; when we start believing that all of this goodness and love aren’t gifts from Him, but things we deserve because of our own efforts or because of how good we are, we will soon face trials.
Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
If you are blessed to be in a loving marriage, with a faithful husband, friend, thank God for him! It’s only by God’s mercy, goodness, and grace that it will endure. Thank Him, and ask Him to guide you and your husband in your marriage. Ask Him to strengthen your marriage. Ask Him to strengthen your love for each other. Ask Him to make you one. Ask Him to protect your marriage. Thank Him for each and every day that you have together.
“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17
