Unconditional love is sometimes hard, but that is what is required of us. I know one thing I often hear myself saying to my children is how much I love them - just not the choice they made. I said that thing to my daughter this morning which is what got me thinking about unconditional love. I personally, often find it easier to unconditionally love my children and harder to show the same kind of love towards my spouse. I did choose to love him once and just like my children, I may not like his choices (in fact, right now I really honestly HATE) his choices. I have to choose to love him again. We are commanded by the Savior to do so. And it will bring us joy because it will bring us closer to Him because we are trying to be like Him and that is our goal after all.
I know this brief conversation with my sweet daughter happened so my heart could be open to searching itself and by loving and not so loving choices. The Lord has the most beautiful timing and He can and will help us ready our hearts for the days ahead as we seek Him.
S- I can already see a change beginning in your, a more hopeful you is peaking through. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I haven't been overbearing on the forum. My heart breaks and I feel so desperate for other women to find healing.
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Jane, I hope the change stays though I have a feeling there will be good & bad days ahead, but yes, I feel a bit of hope. I know there is hope of me to find healing if I just open my heart to my Savior. He is the only one who can heal me.
ReplyDeleteAnd you have been nothing more on the forum than a answer to prayers helping shed light in areas of this journey you are more familiar with than me. You have been a heaven send as so many others there.
So thank you for sharing your light and hope !
Hate the sin, but love the sinner, right? So so so so hard! Especially when it is a spouse. You are so right. Way easier when it is one of our sweet children, isn't it? Thanks for sharing this thought today, S. Hang in there, honey.
ReplyDeleteHaha, what I meant was ... "Thanks for sharing this thought. I'm glad I read it today." ... I see I'm falling a little behind, since this post is from April. Oh well ... you know what I mean. ;)
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