My Wife Is A Gift

God Speaks Through Others

Many times God speaks to me through the people closest to me. I just have to be willing to listen.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22

I’ve had many meaningful conversations with my wife over the years, and something I’ve come to appreciate is how much I value her. She’s truly a gift from God in my life. I can see why God said that it is not good for man to be alone. He needs a wife, a partner. God’s plan was that together we are one, and on our own we’re incomplete. I get a lot of inspiration from her. Many of my ideas come from our conversations. She’s full of wisdom, and a lot of times she sees things differently than I do. She’ll say something simple, just a passing comment, and it will stick with me. It will make me stop and look at something from a completely different perspective.

Some of the biggest “aha” moments I’ve had in my life have come from our conversations. There have been times where I can honestly say God was speaking to me through her, and she didn’t even realize it. Part of that is her wisdom and life experience. She has also been in recovery for many years. Although we attend different programs, she is one of my most trusted accountability partners. But part of it is me being willing to hear it. Being willing to slow down. Not interrupt. Not defend. Not try to prove I’m right. But actually listen and consider something outside of my own thinking.

That’s something recovery has changed in me. I would have never done that before. I lived in my own head, in my own opinions, and I wasn’t open to anything that challenged that, even though I thought I was. I wasn’t. Today I can see things as they are. I may not have the answers when things come up, but I am no longer in denial, running from my problems. I’m learning to slow down and listen. I’m learning to be humble and receive. Most of the time, the way God speaks to me isn’t through something spectacular, but through a simple ordinary conversation with the person right in front of me. Usually my wife. But being open-minded that way allows me to listen to anyone that God brings into my life to speak to me. That’s the gift of recovery for me.

Prayer
Father God, help me to slow down and really listen. Show me when You are speaking through the people in my life. Teach me to be humble enough to receive it. Thank You for the people You’ve placed around me. Amen.