Jolene Engle

It’s easy for me to take him for granted.  After all, he’s a faithful, hard-working man. He’s home every night. He’s a hands-on father to our boys. He’ll do whatever it takes to put food on our table. And he does his best to love me.  (Not an easy feat!) But I can so easily focus on his shortcomings…. Those little annoyances.  Pet peeves.  How he falls short. But I chose not to.  After all, God gave me a precious gift by giving me my man and I want to cherish this gift. But the choosing to find the good over the bad is not always a simple task, after all, I’m filled with sin.  I’m naturally bent to have a critical spirit towards him,

Imagine for a moment that the Creator of the Universe asked you to do something that you are totally uncomfortable with.  Something you felt completely unqualified and ill-equipped to do.  Yet, He asked you to do it anyways? He told you to go take charge of something and lead it, oversee it, and be completely responsible for it even though you knew you would fall short. You knew this would not be easy for you because you’re not a natural at this task. He also asked you to handle this responsibility with the utmost care and do it in a way that reflects Him while you’re doing it. Seems like a daunting task so far, doesn’t it? But He sends someone to your side to