24X7 Together

Unlike most couples, we live in the same house and work in the same place – days in days out for almost 5 years now. Yes, we sometimes drive each other nuts and gentleness is out-of-the door. But somehow we always believed that God intentionally put us together this way for a reason. Perhaps we can share our experience to help the other couples.

24 hours together is a training of "Perseverance" and it also give us an unique opportunity to accept each other, embrace each other completely. I must admit, this is no easy task and it's hard to explain until you experience it yourself.

When I work, I always put all my focus onto it regardless of what's happening around me. As a result, my wife "Lois" is the one who usually emotionally suffered because of my lack of attention to her. Lately, I realized something is changing inside of me; I pay more attention to her throughout the day and try to do little things to help her whether she notice it or not. I think it's the result of spending more time with the Lord and submit more of myself to Him. 

I have learned the treasure of "gentleness."

Today Lois said she missed me so I ask her to sit by my side coz I missed her too. (It's hard to imagine we work in the same place all the time but we still miss each other, but it's true.) She was very stressed out because of something so hard that she has to tackle and she has no confident of accomplish that. I encouraged her, "As long as you did all you can, it's alright to ask for help. Nobody knows everything. You have to persevere, don't let it weight your spirit down. When God sent someone to do something, He always provide help along the way, sometimes with wisdom and discernment, sometimes through another person." I am happy to see her smile again.

Without God's help, I wouldn't be able to gear my focus out of my intensive work to encourage Lois with my time, love and care. The verse, "I can do all things through God who strengthens me." (Phi 4:13) embed in my heart stronger once more.