Mental Prayer Meditation Helps
Presence of God
Grace I Ask: To be willing to bear the obligations of marriage so as to share in the glories.
The Idea: When we have something that we treasure very much, there is no length to which we will not go to protect and conserve it. Marriage gives us two great treasures: love of husband and wife, and new life that will people heaven.
But many hard things will be required of us to preserve those treasures. Many sacrifices will be asked: hard work, selflessness, understanding, patience, self-discipline, self-denial. In return we receive the reward of love, peace, and joy. In children we see the results of hardship and training and sacrifice blossom forth in new citizens for heaven and earth.
My Personal Application: Do I want the glory without the toil? Do I have the character to sacrifice selflessly out of love? Can I bear disappointment without discouragement? Do I have the emotional maturity to restrain myself, to do when I don't feel like it? Do I have a sense of responsibility that others can depend on? Can I be faithful to duty, just because it is what God wants of me?
I Speak to God: Dear God, teach me to know myself. Help me to see my faults and weaknesses. Yes, Lord, the glories of married life are wonderful, but let me see whether I have the character to work out of love and leave the glory to you.
Thought for Today: Lord, teach me to know myself.
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Adapted from Mental Prayer, Challenge to the Lay Apostle
by The Queen's Work,(© 1958)
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