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Do you love your wife?

6/11/2013

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Having coffee on the patio with my wife this morning, it dawned on me that I was loving her at that moment. She was full of life as we sat outside and talked about the day, talked about the kids, talked about our summer plans.  She needs those times, and too often I overlook that need in her life - usually because I don't need it as much as she does. The more we talked, the more I saw her contentment increase and it was clear that she felt loved by me.  If you were to ask me if I "love my wife", you might be talking about a feeling I have inside (which I do). But to truly "love my wife" requires specific action - connecting with her on a deeper level, striving to understand how she thinks and sharing with her the burdens that she may feel. What is your wife's (or significant other's) love language? Do you know how she feels loved by you? Do you love her?

Author: Mark Dwyer
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A Father's Love

5/9/2011

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"For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son..." (John 3:16)

Tucking my kids in for bed tonight, I was overwhelmed with the love that I felt for each of them. I remember the day each was born, and the unique personalities of each; I fear for their futures, wondering how they (and I) will handle all of the pain that they face. I cannot imagine life without them!

And then I think of God's love for them. He knows them even better than I do, and LOVES them even more. God's love is truly unconditional for them. 

Then I think of God's love for me. I'm still a "child" to him. He knows my faults, my unique personality, and he feels my pain. He did everything he could to show me his love and to protect me from this broken world - literally taking my punishment for me so that I could know real life with Him forever. I hope that I continue to grow in the knowledge of his love for me - the more I know of his love, the more empowered I feel to show it to others.

Author: Mark Dwyer
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The Greater Gift

4/10/2011

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"So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all." (I Corinthians 12:31)

My family of 6 was out to dinner tonight with a fellow "DBN" golfer, Rich M. My four kids were behaving themselves unusually well, which gave my wife the freedom to engage in conversation more than normal. About halfway through dinner, I laughed as I realized what had happened - in just 20 minute my wife had learned more about what was going on in Rich's life than I had learned in 2 years! It made me realize several important things:
  1. I'm a self-absorbed idiot
  2. I have a lot to learn about life, and my wife can teach me most of it
  3. There is hope for me
I Corinthians 12:31 comes at the end of a discourse concerning spiritual "gifts". And it comes before one of the most famous chapters in the Bible - the "love chapter".  If my wife and I had a Bible Trivia contest, I would win hands down. But that's NOT the greater gift. The greatest gift that we can have as Christians is LOVE.  As men, we struggle with showing love sometimes to others. But "love" is what marks us as Christians. Do you know the Bible? Good for you. But if you don't act out the love of Jesus, you're missing it. Seek the greater gift, and learn from those who live it out naturally (for more, read I Corinthians 13).

Author: Mark Dwyer
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