What if...

...we preferred others over ourselves?

This is a big prayer of mine for my own life - one I pray, quite literally, daily. "God, help me to prefer others over myself."

Specifically, I pray this in regard to my dear hubs. And here is God's grace in action: last night, I thought about asking Wes to do the dishes. I was tired and I wanted to go to bed. It looks like a lot, I thought, but it won't take him very long. But then I looked at him on the couch, surrounded by books, working on a homework assignment, and I thought - I could just do them myself and choose to bless him. After all, it won't take very long.

And it didn't. It only took four minutes.

Did my sleep suffer that night because of those extra four minutes? Not at all. Did I bless my husband with those four minutes? Definitely.

Now. I wish that kind of story were true of me all of the time, or even most of the time. Typically, and sadly, I selfishly prefer myself. But I wish I didn't.

Just a {non-coupon-related} thought for today.