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

Today's Dare

Contcact 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.

The day was pretty busy, have lots to complete for month end at work and hubby would have also been busy with being off with the kids as well as his boss coming in from Cape Town for a branch visit. I didn’t bother him much during the day. He Skype’d me in the morning to check in, we had our little chat and then we let each other go. Sometime after lunch, I decided to phone him to do today’s dare. No answer and phone went on to voicemail. I left a message to say I was just checking in, wanting to know how he is doing and if there was anything I could do for him. He Skype’d back a little later saying he was sorry he missed my call, but he was doing fine. I replied that I was glad he was doing ok, and asked again if I could do anything for him. He said no, he is sure.  The conversation turned to medication that we are almost out of, so I asked him if he is going to gym or go to the chemist (I didn’t think it was a good idea for him to gym with him being sick and all) he said no, he would go to the chemist. I asked if I could go to the chemist for him, but he said no he would go himself.

So, I tried doing something for him, but he was content doing things for himself. It sometimes frustrates me a little that he does not allow me to do things for him. He feels I do enough and I don’t need to “serve” him as well. Being Afrikaans and my previous marriage being so “abusive” with a ex who expected me to be his maid and not an equal partner, my beautiful husband, is making sure I never feel like a worthless piece of nothing. It makes it hard for me to do things for him, but at least offering to do them he knows that I am prepared to do anything if he wants me to.

The evening was busy too. Hubby giving his car a clean and vacuum, he has to pick up the boss from the airport… I made food did some washing. We ate, bathed the kids, and then the most amazing thing happened. I have been praying a lot on my husband and I praying together, and had mentioned that when we were kids our families, never prayed together., but when I took the bible to read to my kids, as I do every night, our son (2 years old) said to my husband, he must sit with us, which he normally never does. This is his time for packing lunch, having a smoke etc. So he did. I read bible to the kids, they each got a turn to pray and then it is mommy’s turn, like always. So God worked through our baby boy, to get us to have prayer and devotion time together as a family. My husband “helped” our boy pray, so we all had a part in this prayer time as a family! Praise God for the wonders He does. How awesome is He?

My husband and I both had our devotion and prayer time again when we went to bed. I thanked God for working in mysterious ways and for making a “door” where I didn’t see one.

Philippians 4:6 – Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank Him for his answers.