If You Please
Theme of the Week: A Gift That Keeps on Giving
Dennis Rainey
Monday, May 15, 2006
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Key Bible Verse: We should please others. If we do what helps them, we will build them up in the Lord. For even Christ didn't please himself ( Romans 15:2-3 ). Bonus Reading: Philippians 2:5-8
One Saturday early in our marriage, I remember looking into the rearview mirror as I pulled out of the driveway to go fishing with several of our children. Barbara was standing on the porch, left with a couple of kids in diapers, while I went off to the lake with the older kids to have a good time.
As I sat in that boat, not catching anything, I thought, You know, I'm pleasing myself, but I haven't done a good job of pleasing Barbara. I realized I needed to give up some of my hobbies for a while to please her and reduce her burden.
Your wife often interprets how much you love or value her by how much you're willing to sacrifice for her. You can please your wife by finding out what her number one need is and helping her meet that need if you can. It may be as simple as taking a walk and talking with her or as complex as confronting a child that has her under his or her control.
Great marriages and great families are rooted in self-denial. In a truly biblical, Christian marriage, both partners are willing to give up their lives for each other.
—Dennis Rainey in Moments Together for Living What You Believe
My Response: I'll ask my wife to write down three things I could do that would really please her.
Adapted from Moments Together for Living What You Believe (Regal, 2004) by permission.
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Your Son taught us, Lord, that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Help me to believe it and apply it in my own family.
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