Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Day +944 : “Can you tell me one good thing about your husband?”

I am fine today.

A church member who was deeply unsatisfied with her husband experienced an emotional collapse during the Chinese New Year. She was crying and wailing at home. My wife and I rushed to the scene after receiving a call from her husband.

It took us about 30 minutes to calm her down through singing Christian songs.

After that, she started to complain about her husband. She was pouring out tons of complaints that made anyone present breathless, and some of these complaints were about matters that happened many years ago. She got a wonderful memory in this sense, unfortunately. We saw a heart full of bitterness and hatred, and of course this lead to a miserable life, not only for herself but for everyone in the family.

“Can you tell me one good thing about your husband?” I asked.

“None!” she answered without hesitation.

With this, we came to a conclusion that the problem was more on the wife’s side. It is impossible for her not to recall one good thing about her spouse in almost 20 years of marriage, but bitterness and hatred make this possible.

Complaint leads to a miserable life and appreciation result in a joyful life.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

A joyful life is a life that give thanks in all circumstances :-)

See you next post :-)

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