Choosing To Love With All That You Have

Do you love the aura of romance? Do you ever have thoughts of being a woman swept away by her prince, floating on air, giddy from his attention and loving him back with all that you have? Scenes like this play in my mind, but I am usually on a remote beach somewhere, relaxed, beautiful and giving all my attention to my prince, while he is captivated by my love and I by his.

But in reality the scene is more accurately me being in the kitchen cooking dinner, with the washer and dryer humming, kids coming in and out asking “when is dinner going to be done?” then my prince who may seem oblivious to all that I am doing will say something like “come look at this!” My daydream of giving undivided attention may come out as a sigh and then, “ok, I’m coming.”

It is a known fact that every action begins with a choice. As wives, we know the power and blessing it can bring to love our man with all that we have. Our love can make him feel secure, feel respected and honored and send him from home with the confidence he needs to tackle his tasks and add an eagerness to come back home to be refilled and renewed from our love. Our lack of attention can have the opposite effect.

We want to begin with the right choice which may be the easy part! Daily life tends to pull us in many directions and distract us from giving our all sometimes. But, by purposing in our heart to make him a priority, through our busyness we can seek out ways to make him feel special. It’s the little things that add up, and here are a few ideas to make loving him with all that you have a daily part of life’s routine.

Pray for him daily: Cover his day in prayer early on, then keep him on your mind and heart through the day.
Greet him warmly: When he comes home, stop, look and let him know that you’re glad he is home.
Prepare for his arrival: Make an effort to have the house in order so he doesn’t walk into chaos.
Transition him in: Does he need time alone to adjust to being home, or does he need a does of undivided attention? Find out what he needs to adjust from his work day into a relaxing home atmosphere.
Make time just for him: Plan out a section of the day – just for him. No interupptions, but giving him some special time to talk, take a walk, sit on the porch etc., just you and him.

Sometimes, either he or we can be “grumpy and irritable” or we just don’t feel like being loving. God’s love can transcend from our hearts to be and give what we cannot. God’s love is limitless, pure, and selfless. When these times come and we find our love running short, let us ask God who is the giver of all and He will freely give His abundant love to flow from our heart into the lives of others. When God’s love is flowing, we can truly love with all that we have.

About The Author

Joyce Fullbright has written 33 articles on this blog.

Joyce is a wife and mother of three sons who is blessed and amazed at what the grace of God can do to enable an ordinary woman to live a life filled with extraordinary joy. Her passion is to extend God's grace and encouragement to others. Come visit her blog at Joyfull Living as she shares and encourages women to be all that the Lord called them to be.

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