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LITTLE FOXES “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” -Song of Solomon 2:15 Nothing can ruin a hard-earned harvest quicker than those little varmints that somehow get through the fence to ravage the garden. You walk out in the morning, and lo and behold, some little fox got into it and destroyed everything you worked so hard for over the last few weeks. What are those little foxes that spoil the vine in a marriage? It’s those little things we do continually in our actions and attitudes that hurt our spouse. It could be the way we look at our spouse when we walk in the door, or perhaps the way we don’t look at our spouse when we walk past them. You see, little decisions we make without even taking much time to analyze why we make them. If we stopped to analyze them chances are we would change our actions because of the hurt and negative effects these actions will have. The key is to be aware of these little decisions we make all day long that together make up our big relationship. Economics come into play here: take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves. If we take care of the little decisions we make all day long in our marriage, the relationship will take care of itself, because it is made up of those little decisions. When your husband or your wife comes to you with a request you may not understand, do you just roll your eyes, as if to say, “Here we go again” or do you stop to look into the heart of your spouse to try to understand their need? Don’t think, “Oh it’s just a little thing.” That’s like refusing to save pennies because they are just a little thing. Pennies add up to dollars. Those little actions and attitudes add up to the relationship. Catch the foxes. Don’t let them into your garden. Enjoy the fruit of your labor. Question for the Both of Us: What are some of the little foxes, some of the hurtful or annoying actions and attitudes that we engage in without even thinking? Prayer for the Both of Us: Lord help us to be more aware of our foxes, our hurtful actions and attitudes, that though they may seem small and insignificant they really add up to our entire relationship. Help us change. Help us be free of foxes and filled with you! |
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