LOVE ISLAND - WEEK TWO - DAY FOUR
Hello and welcome to your Daily Devos following our Love Island messages at 29:11! Take some time today to read through the scriptures provided, meditate on the lessons learned that are applicable for all of us from this week and journal your prayers. Have an amazing week 29:11 Church!
THEME SCRIPTURE:
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.
19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
for she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Genesis 2:18-24 NIV
TODAY’S PASSAGE:
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- Mark 10:45
REFLECTION:
This might shock you but sometimes there are moments when you and your spouse will have different opinions on what to do about something. Now a lot of times, usually it’s pretty clear that one person cares more or it affects one more than the other. BUT THERE ARE TIMES….You need a tie-breaker. And this is where we want to put the boxing gloves on and we get ready to fight for our way to win. I know I do. But what if you (wives) try letting your husbands have the final say and then not complain about it after.
This might feel scary to you. You might be thinking, “no way - I can’t do it!” Or “what if I’m right and I know I am right?!”
If this is your natural response, chances are you have a trust issue. And it’s not a trust issue with your husband. You have a trust issue with God because God is the one who says submit to your husband. And if you have a hard time doing that, it really shows that you are having a hard time trusting God. If this is the case for you, the first place you need to start is saying, “God I’m sorry for not trusting you. Help me to surrender fears to you, my fear of a lack of control and realize that my life is in your hands. You love me and will protect me! And I want to be obedient to you.”
The world wants to tell you, it’s about doing what you want. That your happiness is the goal. It’s the “Happy wife happy life” or the “If mom’s happy that’s the best thing for my kids” sort of mindset. But let’s be real, marriage is not about making you happy, it’s about making you holy. So wives as you’re serving your husbands and your family, you are reflecting the heart of Jesus just as we see in Mark 10:45.
THOUGHTS TO PONDER:
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:1
The world is obsessed with chasing happiness. But holiness is really the goal. In our marriages we can chase holiness not happiness but there isn’t a verse that says the purpose of marriage is happiness. I see a lot of verses about and loving, supporting, submitting, sacrificing, and serving - A lot of opportunity to become like Jesus. When we chase holiness instead of happiness we actually end up filled with such a greater joy and contentment than we ever could experience by chasing the shallow pleasures of this world.
If happiness is your goal it will never be enough, but if you go after holiness, you will find fulfillment and satisfaction as you surrender it all to Jesus. When we offer it all to him, we will get the chance to see how good, pleasing and perfect his will is for our life.
Is there an area of your life, relationship, or marriage where you find yourself chasing happiness more than holiness? How does changing your mindset from chasing happiness to chasing holiness change your approach to your relationships, marriage, and life? Take some time to reflect in prayer and surrender anything that could be holding you back from experiencing holiness and or God’s good and perfect will for your life.
