A few weeks ago, I shared 18 things I won’t regret doing with my children, and the time I spent writing this article made me think of fifteen years of marriage to Aileen (plus the previous three years of dating). It would be fair to think of 18 other things, and this time I make this list in his honor.
1. Pray with her. It took us a long time to really start praying together; Even now we have a long way to go. However, I have learned the importance of praying together, and I never regret the time we spend together before the Lord.
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- Go out with her.
- We’ve all heard hundreds of times how important it is to continue.
- Even after we get married.
- It’s easier said than done when kids are young and in need of a lot of attention.
- But we found it’s much easier now that kids are a little older I’ll never regret those moments alone.
3. Serve with it. Although most of my relationship with Aileen is lived face to face, we continue to work very well side by side, we have planned and executed all kinds of events and programs in the past, and inevitably we have come close in doing these things. Never regret the time we spend serving together.
4. Remember with her. Do we use some of our sweetest moments to contemplate memories of yesteryear?The ridiculous newspapers we had when we were dating, the pictures of our wedding and the kids when they were little. Remembering is a real pleasure and we will never regret this time together. reminding us of what the Lord has done and how far It has taken us.
5. Lead with love. I am convinced that God has called me to guide my wife with love. This kind of leadership didn’t come to me easily, but I know there’s a high price to pay if you refuse to accept it. I’ll never regret directing it. Aileen, when I lead with your good as a goal and with Christ as a model.
6 Buy flowers. I’ve been married for 15 years and I’m always ashamed to wear a bouquet of flowers in a parking lot, but the flowers are always special, she still loves it and I still love offering this gift, I’ll never regret showing love this way.
7. Apologize. It is a strange and terrible reality that the person I love the most is the one I sin the most, I have unlimited opportunities to ask you for forgiveness, although this requires swallowing my pride, I know I will never regret asking you. forgive me when I sinned against her.
8. Forgive her, of course she passes on both sides, and she also sins against me, as I can fight for forgiveness. So when she asks, I never regret it immediately and sincerely for forgiving her and getting this offense out of my head.
9. Take your hand. It’s easy to let what was once special stop being interesting and forget. Taking hands is one of those sweet habits that can be lost very quickly. I’ll never regret reaching out and walking hand in hand.
10. Plan your free time. Aileen gives a lot of herself to home and family, but tends to be better when she has a hobby to devote part of her time and attention to. I will never regret the time we spent planning how I could spend time on the activities I had. Loves.
11. Wash it with the Word. The book of Ephesians clearly shows that one of the joyful responsibilities of the husband is to wash his wife in the water of the Word of God. As our marriage continues, I have seen more and more clearly the courage and beauty of doing just that. I will never regret the time we spend together listening to God through His Word.
12. Ecooutez-le. I am too quick to give my opinion, give excuses, speak without really listening and listening, but I learn that I will never regret the times when I listened patiently and allowed Aileen to speak without interruption, without intervention. , without me being defensive.
13. Read with her. If you want to talk about compatibility within marriage, well, Aileen and I are quite incompatible with the books we like to read, but when we find one of these books and commit to reading it together, I never regret the time and effort.
14. Enjoy it. With all the sin, stress and tension that life can offer, it is easy to lose that feeling of wonder and pleasure for the gift that is a woman, I will never regret thinking about her, thanking God for her and increasing my pleasure in her.
15. Have common interests. One of the first things I did when I started dating Aileen was to learn to love tennis; It was just the first of many interests we’ve come to appreciate together. I’ve never regretted learning to love something because of that and our relationship.
16. Love with her. One of my greatest joys in life is worshipping the Lord with this person I love more than anyone else. This is a small look at paradise, just a look at eternity, where we will love you perfectly forever. I never regret prioritizing church and worship with Aileen.
17. Travel with her. We loved our family vacations, with the five of us laying on the beach or in a cabin, but Aileen and I also found great advantages to spending a vacation alone, whether it be two days or a week away from home. interrupting normal life with these wonderful moments together.
18. Say I love you. Yes, even ‘I love you’ can become an empty habit without a serious statement. When I stop for a moment, when I think about what I say, this little prayer takes on a much deeper meaning. I’ve never regretted it, and I’ll never regret looking Aileen in the eye and saying, “I love you. “
The joy of this list is that you could easily list eighteen additional items and eighteen others. The Lord has blessed me with much more than I deserve.