And I do.
I don't always like what he tells me to do. Sometimes he tells me to hold my tongue, to let things go, to drop a subject. He's right. Even when I'm justified in a complaint, or correct in my assessment of an issue, it's not worth getting worked up over. It's not beneficial to engage. It's not helpful or healthy to let it weigh on my mind, interrupt my day, or disturb my sleep.
He's often told me that I cannot fix people-- I cannot control what they think of me and all I need to concern myself with is what God thinks...what God expects...what God commands. Where I might balk and blather, he concedes and conserves his words. He says little in life that he has to regret.
My husband is a positive person. He's steady. Sound. He rarely ever gets rattled-- but when he does, only a very few people (close members of his family), would know it. He's worth listening to when it comes to dealing with the difficulties of life, the annoyances, the irritations and chaos. He keeps me grounded.
He has my best interests at heart. I know he adores me. He loves to let me pick the restaurant when we go out to eat. He doesn't care what I make him for dinner. He sacrifices himself to meet my needs. He doesn't even have a problem if I hold the remote control. I love to watch football and Nascar with him. It makes him happy... so it makes me happy, too. I don't always watch all of the plays, and don't know all the rules. I only get really excited when the race cars crash or the white flag begins to wave. But I like to watch him get excited. I love it when he holds my hand as we watch mushy Hallmark movies and he doesn't cringe when the plot is a typical fairy-tale ending. I don't even mind when he falls asleep and snores. I revel in the fact that he loves to make me coffee, clean up the dishes after I've cooked, and takes out the trash without me ever saying a word.
Christ uses my husband. I am blessed to have that kind of leader in my life. I am blessed to have someone care enough about my emotional and spiritual well-being that he kindly corrects me and guides me amid the mundane, the monotony and the insanity that life brings my way.
His words are worth heeding. He's worthy of respect. And best of all? He leads by example... and always points me back to Jesus.
