The Bible is full of verses on the subject of honoring.
Honor your father and your mother. Exodus 20:12
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Matt 15:8
That all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. John 5:23
Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. 1 Peter 2:17
But what does honoring mean? I once read somewhere (forgive me for not recalling where) that 'honor is an attitude that someone is valuable. Honor not out of feelings...but as an act of my will and in obedience to God's command that I do so. Once I put honor in its right place...positive, loving feelings will follow. The most effective way to open the door to needed changes in a relationship is to honor a loved one. Once we have made that decision to honor (God, our spouse, our parents, our children), love is the action we take...no matter how we feel. Genuine love is honor put into action, regardless of the cost'.
Making that conscience decision to honor has changed my marriage. My husband and I have been married for 17 years. We have had our share of ups and downs. To be honest with you, I don't know why he has put up with me for that long! :) But over the last 2-3 years, we have had more ups than downs. That is the result of ALOT of prayer and making that decision to honor him. Sometimes I forget, let stress get a hold of me, and take it out on who ever is near by...usually my husband. I am only human, you know. But through it all, he has been there. I am posting this today to say that I love him dearly and am truly blessed that God put such a wonderful man in my life. I try hard to honor him the way that the Lord has commanded me to do everyday. Some days are better than others. Thank you God for the grace to forgive me when I have disobeyed!
God said...My grace is sufficient for you! 2 Corinthians 12:9
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