If someone would have asked me to score my love for you on a scale of 1 to 10 on our wedding day, I'm certain I would have said "eleven." That's the proper answer for a groom.
But I had no idea what the heck I was talking about. Certainly, I loved you. But I didn't have a clue what true, mature, unconditional love looked like. Perhaps I still don't. But I think we have learned over the years a little bit about loving unconditionally.
I feel that we are eternally blessed that God has somehow grown this in us: the commitment and faithfulness to endure through difficult times with unconditional love. I know that there have been times when you didn't like me very much. Likewise, I can think of (brief...very brief) seasons when you weren't all that lovable. Yet, we have chosen to endure those times with Christ-like unconditional love. And that has helped our marriage to flourish.
And it has made those times even more rare. The security that I have felt through your Agape-flavored love has given me room to grow as a husband. I hope you have experienced this through my love for you, too.
I often wonder what I will know of "love" in twenty more years. Will I look back on this stage of life (as I look back on our wedding day now) and think "I didn't have a clue what true love is." Perhaps. And if that's the case, I can't wait to see how God will grow this in us. Because it's pretty incredible as it is.
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