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Finding Strength to Love Despite Being Hurt
My husband grew up in a family that constantly had tempers flaring with no warning. I was raised in a family where we never discussed personal matters or aired conflicts in front of other people. Early in my marriage, my husband’s temper blew up while we were in the company of good friends. I felt so hurt.
But it was in that weak and humiliating moment that I felt God showing me his unconditional love for me (and my husband) despite all our weaknesses. I remembered Jesus’ words, “As my Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love… This is my command: love one another.” (John 15:9,10,17) What a hard thing to do, especially when I felt so hurt from the fresh wound of my husband’s lashing out at me. I knew I needed to love and accept my husband unconditionally, just as Jesus first extended his love to me and to my husband. But I realized I could not do it out of my own shallow, limited and conditional love. I could only do it out of a supernatural love and strength from knowing that Jesus first loved me.
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