The Little Things
- Charina Urban
- Nov 7, 2014
- 2 min read
This morning began like most. I got out of bed (groggy, annoyed, and tired) went to the bathroom, turned on my flat iron and began getting ready. The stresses of last night resurfaced as I started thinking about the test I had in just a few hours.
I need to be honest here. I do not handle stress well. Especially when I feel like my overall class grade is lingering on the result of one 45 minute series of questions I may or may not know the answer to. Needless to say, I become very nit-picky, snappy, and closed off.
And that’s exactly how I was last night. I was trying to study for my test, but the more I studied the more stressed out I became. I snapped at my husband. I didn’t say much. I just wanted to cry.
And then this morning came. I endured the normal hum-drum of doing my hair, applying my make-up, and searching for something to wear (I have a very strict morning routine). I gathered my computer, notebook, and keys and started making my way to the door.
And then I saw this.
There are a lot of things I love about my husband. But his compassion and ability to ignore my flaws and then shower me with love simply ASTOUNDS me. I absolutely did not deserve this precious and kind gesture. I definitely did not warrant any type of thoughtful action let alone going above and beyond like this. And I certainly did not merit him loving me so simply and beautifully.
But then it hit me. Isn’t this the way Jesus loves us and commands us to love others? Will may have only meant to try and do something nice for me this morning because he knew I was upset and stressed. But in doing so he gave me something even better than a grande Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks.
He reminded me how much Jesus loves and cares about me even when I least deserve it. He showed me Christ in this moment. I think too often we overlook how a simple smile, kind word, sincere compliment, or even the smallest gesture that shows you care, can show Jesus to someone or completely turn their day around.
So today (and everyday) I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful for the subtle and powerful ways I can see Christ through him. I am thankful to God for giving me a man who can point me to Jesus when so many other things are pointing me in any other direction. And I am thankful for little notes of love attached to the curtains as I leave for the day.
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