It's easier to see the speck in your neighbor's eye, than the plank in your own. Jesus tells us to first remove the plank from your eye then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your neighbor's eye.
Wanting desperately to grow our relationship, sincerely wanting the best for both, ignorantly trying to orchestrate those needed changes my self, I set out on a quest to fix our marriage for both our benefit. It's easy to see what my wife needs to do for me to respond as I should. And, when I'm leading this crusade, it even easier to run on self-centered motives. I'm glad I'm not in charge anymore (not that I ever was), it's less painful.
It is amazing to watch the Lord move in both our lives. He has convinced me that I couldn't fix my own life, so I not capable to fix anyone else. I said this because I've longed to explore our marriage relationship, know my wife deeper and be known by her deeper. I see great benefit in working thru some of the couple oriented book on the market today. I have attempted, once, to lead us into one of those books, that attempt failed miserable. Then something strange happened at our couples group. My wife suggested we, as a group, work thru a book called "Love and Respect". I'm excited. I know there is this giant plank in my eye called "failure to love your wife as you should plank", and I don't have a clue how to love her like Christ loves the church. She deserves that love, and needs that love, and I want to help provide my part, the part Jesus calls me to. This should be fun, painful, but fun.
All I can say is: "What a ride". Thanks, Lord.
Richard.
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