No one in the world has better modeled the concept of thinking the best of others than my husband, James. I tend to be the realist, so this fact has often frustrated me to no end. However, this also means he is the mercy of the family, which I have enjoyed the benefits of when applied to me, :-) but hated when others have taken advantage of him or taken him for granted. James is the most loving, gentle, long suffering, patient, gracious, and trusting man I have ever known. Over the years, I have seen him attacked and slandered, yet still remain silent; abused, yet choose to overlook it; taken advantage of; yet he kept pouring himself out. I am one of those people who cant stand to watch a movie where an injustice is happening and the protagonist wont say anything or defend himself. My daughters used to laugh because I would shout and moan at the screen, sometimes I would give up and head upstairs, leaving them to finish the movie alone. The stress was just too much. Sometimes these things happen in real life and theres just no heading upstairs. People bite and devour and bear false witness. They plot and whisper and forget what is good. So thankful for the faithfulness of God and for a husband who seeks to live at peace with all men, often, even to his own hurt. Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. Proverbs 14:22
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:18:51 +0000