It’s been a rough two weeks, well almost two weeks. And towards the end of these two weeks I was reminded to put others first, more specifically I was reminded to put my husband first.
So for the last two weeks as I already mentioned things have been crazy in my house. My husband has been working on a project at work, which basically has him working almost 24/7. This has led me to be by myself for that time. It hasn’t been fun I might add. In all honesty it’s made me feel lonely. And it doesn’t help when the kids say “when is dad going to be home” or when I realize that we are eating supper without him.
Then on, I don’t know, maybe Tuesday I noticed my husband was looking seriously depressed and was super concerned about this project he was working on. He kissed me goodbye that morning and I told him he is good at what he does and he would get it done. He was thankful for that. It wasn’t until that moment that I realized I needed to stop thinking about myself being lonely and I needed to start supporting my husband.
That day I prayed for him constantly. I sent him a bunch of text messages reminding him of how good he is at what he does and to let God do the rest. I prayed that God would help my husbands eyes to see what they needed to see and for his fingers to type what they needed to type. I sent him Bible verses that I knew would be helpful. I got down on my knees for him and prayed. The more I did this and forgot about me the better my day went, the better my husbands day went. It was a win win situation.
He ended up having a good day at work that day and was feeling positive about himself. While he did all that I had a pretty good day myself at home doing what needed to be done and I got two book sales to top it all off. Now if I could just remember more often to pray for my husband and encourage him more, his day and my day will be so much better.
Kathleen Smith is an indie Author, blogger and she has her own podcast Kathleen’s Korner. You can read or listen about her life in Brooklyn and Upstate NY . You can also either read or listen to her personal story of how she and her husband kept their marriage together through 3 miscarriages in Miscarriages My Story