Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
-Joel 3:14
In the ministry God has given me with wives, I spend a lot of time talking about choices. Often ladies want to spend a great deal of time talking about what has happened in their marriages or how a choice their spouse made impacted them. These things are definitely valuable. However, God only holds us accountable for our choices. Regardless of what your spouse did or did not do God is expecting you to respond well. Responding well has nothing to do with agreeing. Quite the contrary, you can disagree and respond well. Responding well means responding in such a way that God is pleased with you. Were you forgiving? That is responding well. Were you loving? That is responding well. Were you patient? That is responding well.
Some of us are waiting on our husbands or wives to "do right" before we "do right". We want things to be fair or equal. We wonder why we have to be patient and loving even when they may not be. Listen, this is hard to understand and apply, but it is true: you must choose to do what is right because you love God and want Him to be pleased with you. This is your choice. You must make the choice to love and obey God whether your spouse chooses to do the same or not. Can you make that choice?
This is the valley of decision. It is a place where you make a hard choice. Will you move forward with God or will you stay in the valley? Will you play be disobedient to God because things don't seem fair or will you trust and obey? Will you be the believing spouse God told you to be or will you be a hindrance to your spouse's salvation?
Today is a good day to choose wisely. Trust God beyond what you see and feel. The Lord is near to you as you make your choice!
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