Wife of a Prophet

 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." ~1 Corinthians 13:4-7

I do my best each night to write down my schedule for the following day.  I keep my calendar close by my bed and before my husband turns out the light I will jot down a list of "to do's."  My to do list includes errands and tasks to complete for my business. I will also block out a section of the day for quality time with my son.  Sundays are marked "God +Family."  Then there is always the all important "Me Time."  It's the best way I have found to help me manage my spiritual life, family life, and business life.  And in this juggling act, I also have to make time for my marriage.

My husband's cousin Rebecca gave me some good advice at my wedding reception.  She told me that being a mom was important, but to always remember to give my husband the time and commitment he deserves.I have to admit that on my wedding day that seemed like a given.  Now that we have built a life together, I see how work, kids, etc. can sometimes get in the way of our time together.  My husband works hard all day to support us in the short term, while I do my best to build a business that will allow us to thrive in the long-term.  When we get home, most of our time is devoted to our son.  It's easy to forget that we need to get back in touch with what brought us together in the first place, our romantic love for one another.

Our dreams are so big.  Bigger sometimes than what even our families can see for us.  We yearn for the day when we can have our own place, buy a nice car, have another baby.  But living in the moment is just as important.  Appreciating and trusting one another now should come first and foremost. 

Sarai is a role model for me as a wife.  She followed her husband on this pilgrimage to an unknown land which God had promised to her husband.  She left the city of her birth to travel through a strange country.   She followed her husband and supported him when God promised him that he would be the father of many nations.  That must have been so frightening for her, knowing that she was barren.  Sarai sacrificed her own emotions when she offered Hagar to Abram in order to provide him with a son.  She went against every jealous instinct inside her heart in order to make her husband's vision for the future come true.  In the moment in which she made that decision, she sacrificed her own well-being for her husband's dream.  Is there any love more pure than that? 

As we know, her decision eventually lead to bitterness between both her and Hagar. For, as my grandmother would say, we cannot build a strong house on a bad foundation.  She did not believe that she could bear a child as an older woman.  In fact she even laughed when the three angels visited Abraham and told her that she would have a son within the year.  Even after God changed her name to Sarah, and promised her that she would be the mother of Isaac, she had a hard time believing in God's promise.  This fault makes her more human to me.  She struggled with her faith as we all do.  And even though it may have taken decades,  God finally brought Sarah and Abraham's dream to reality with the birth of their son Isaac. 

The love story between Abraham and Sarah is an example to my husband and I, and to all married couples, of what love truly is and should be within a marriage.  It is also a tale of Hope.  Nothing is impossible with God.  And if we continue to serve him in all that we do, and we continue to trust in him, our dreams will come to fruition.  Let our marriages be unselfish relationships of complete and total love.  Let us not forget the base romantic relationships on which are families are made. <3