A Soul Filled with God

Monday Devotional

“One thing I ask from the Lord,

This only do I seek:

That I may dwell in the house of the Lord

All the days of my life,

To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord

And to seek him in his temple.”

Psalm 27:4

Personal worship is an absolute necessity for a strong marriage.  It comes down to this: if I stop receiving from God, I start demanding from others.  Instead of appreciating and loving and serving others, I become disappointed in them.  Instead of cherishing my wife, I become aware of her shortcomings.  I take out my frustrations with a less-than-perfect life and somehow blame her for my lack of fulfillment.

But when my heart gets filled by God’s love and acceptance, I’m set free to love instead of worrying about being loved.  I’m motivated to serve instead of becoming obsessed about whether I’m being served.  I’m moved to cherish instead of feeling unappreciated.