Selfless Love is….

1Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love…doesn’t seek its own way…”

When I read this part of the passage, I immediately think of my husband. He is the most unselfish person I know.  Over the years I’ve learned not to tell him about things I’d like to have because he will find a way to buy them for me. He has given me so much, I cannot… I will not ask for more from him. This wonderful man has worked up to three jobs at a time, in order to provide me a life where I can stay home and raise our children. He has always felt the most important thing he can give his children is a mom who has time for them. In years past, he has had to spend holidays in truck stops just to be able to provide this luxury for his family. He has truly shown me what love looks like when it doesn’t seek its own way.

I see him tirelessly drive 2 hours, into a neighboring state, to his parent’s house in order to do yard work or house repairs for them. He does all he can to make sure they are all right. The first thing he thinks of when the weekend comes is if he should go see his dad and help him. Of course his weekend schedule is so crowded with the needs of others that he can’t get to his parents as much as he wants. But his heart is always with them, wondering what else he can do to show them his love for them.

This Sunday we will celebrate our 30^th Valentines Day together. After all these years, he never forgets to thank me for making dinner, no matter how bad it turned out, and he always tells me he loves me before he leaves the house or gets off the phone with me.

I would be selfish if I hadn’t noticed his selflessness over the three decades we have been together. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be the person I am today, healed from a terrible childhood of abuse. He is the first man I truly ever trusted, and he’s never broken that trust. He has shown me the earthly version of what God’s love looks like. For this, I am eternally grateful to him.