Giving and Receiving Gifts

“That thing that my husband does just gets on my last nerve!”

We’ve all said something like this about someone we know. 

• When we’re the excitable one, then calm can be  irritating.
• When we’re angry about an injustice then seeing lethargy is intolerable.
• When something hurts our heart and others seem indifferent, it can feel unbearable. 

 

For years my desire to have a life full of activity and my husband’s seeming desire to be still, conflicted, and our marriage suffered. There would be lots of little arguments where I’d plan something and he’d refuse to go. Or he’d be enjoying a quiet afternoon and get frustrated because I wanted to go out.

As we began to understand that we were just fundamentally different in these areas, we knew that it could either be a constant argument or we could learn to appreciate each other’s differences.

I’m happy to say that because we are committed to our marriage and through Holy Spirit’s help, we learned a huge lesson in seeing, validating and appreciating the gifts in each other. Now we’re way more able to appreciate one another, instead of disagree over our differences.

As you listen to today’s podcast you will

1. Learn how to acknowledge that God gave us each different gifts
2. See other’s gifting as a blessing and not something to ‘fight’ against 
3. Partner with each other and amplify your strengths or strengthen your weaknesses

Share this episode with someone you love and let them experience the goodness of God’s good gifts too.

Jesus is inviting you on an adventure today. Will you accept?