Love is Thoughtful
"How precious also are Your thoughts to me...How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand." -Psalm 139: 17-18
Love thinks. It keeps busy in thought, knowing that loving thoughts precede loving actions. When you first fall in love, being thoughtful came quite naturally. But for most couples, things begin to change after marriage. Sparks of romance slowly burn and the motivation for thoughtfulness cools. You drift into focusing on your job, your friends, your problems, your personal desires, yourself. After a while, you unintentionally begin to ignore the needs of your mate. But if you don't learn to be thoughtful, you end up regretting missed opportunities to demonstrate love. Thoughtfulness is a silent enemy to a loving relationship.
Today's Dare: Contact your spouse sometime during the business of the day. Have no agenda other than asking how he or she is doing and if there is anything you could do for them.
I think it's great you are doing this with Brian. Takes a lot of conscience effort to do some of these things; even though you may think they are already in the relationship.
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