As I sat in the doctor’s office, waiting for my appointment. I saw a husband and wife standing at the receptionist’s desk. The gentleman had the appointment, and the receptionist asked to see his insurance card. He looked at his wife as if he didn’t know what she was talking about. Under her breath, I heard the wife say, “I told you to bring all this stuff with you.” He looked at his wife as if he didn’t know where to look, and I could tell he didn’t understand what the receptionist asked for.
The wife shrugged her shoulders and raised her eyebrows in disbelief. Her facial expressions asked, Why didn’t you prepare yourself before coming here?
From a distance, I felt frustration coming over the man. Since he had never been to this doctor, he had to fill out a stack of papers. He kept asking his wife questions about this and that. I saw the one who was organized, even though by this time, they were both frustrated.
As I sat back and observed the picture, I could see the significant influence they had on each other. I am sure they experienced times when the tables were turned, and the woman was just as dependent on the man.
Genesis reminds us that we are to help each other in happy and sad times. Frustrating emotions are uncontrollable, but when things calm down, we should be grateful to have a helper that makes life easier in everyday choices.
God designed couples to be helpers for each other. He took the rib out of Adam and gave it to Eve—a symbolic picture that they were to walk side by side. The partnership should be fifty-fifty, with both in tune with God. Couples should remember to keep God first in their marriage. As couples travel together through life, they will experience storms and calm seas.
Remember not to let the sun go down when both are mad. Get right with each other before the day ends, and the marriage will find favor in God’s eyes. Marriages will not always be perfect, but God gave us a rule book called the Bible to reference. If we stick to His instructions, our lives and love will be more valuable.
Becky Greer is a writer who loves to express the Bible in devotional writings. She is a woman of faith who has faced many trials throughout her life. She is down-to-earth and has a big heart for God that has grown in faith. She works in the health field. Her heart’s desire is to help the sick and those who feel they may have no hope in life. The answer she gives is that there is a God, and with him, there is hope.