The greatest treasure that I have found in my marriage is the realization that I am deeply loved and as a result, I get to love my husband. I alone have the privilege of honoring my husband and calling out the divine destiny that is inside of him through the most intimate relationship two people can have – marriage.
I used to imagine that my greatest calling on this earth would be to influence thousands and thousands of people. Even after I was married, I believed that my destiny was somewhere floating on the clouds of my dreams – drifting by always a little out of reach. I thought that my future children would be my purpose in life, and I imagined spending all of my time and energy laughing and playing in the back yard. Even still, I pictured my career taking off and me soaring into my professional destiny as fulfillment of my lifelong purpose. But, I was wrong about all of those.
You see, I have come to the realization that inside of my marriage, I have been handpicked to love my husband and call out the greatness inside of him. And, that is my greatest assignment. Because here is the secret that I missed for years…love is POWERFUL. It is teeming with life, and it brings healing to everyone it encounters. Love awakens passions and creativity in explosive bursts of sustainable and compounding energy. Love causes the greatness inside of a person to roar. Perfect Love casts out all fear. It quickens the heart of the adventurer to pursue even grander exploits. Love forgives and keeps no record of wrongs. Love ALWAYS hopes. And, I GET the PRIVILEGE of loving my husband well!
All this time, I had it backwards. It was all about me, but I never actually reached any sort of fulfillment because I was always expecting instead of anticipating. Now, everyday is a new adventure laced with anticipation. Everyday is full of new mercy and grace to love well. Everyday is filled to the brim with the hope of greatness because as I align myself with Perfect Love, I get to watch my husband grow into who he was created to be. And, it is THE BEST treasure I could have ever found.
Growing in Love,
– The Lily
Song of Solomon 8:6
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.”
I AM THE LILY 