Does it add up?

[The post I’d intended to write yesterday about “Holy Matrimony” didn’t get written.

I was too busy living it instead.]  

               The day begins. Start…

He kissed me in bed before he left for work, wished me a good day, and said “I love you.” +1
I barely moved. -1

I called him shortly thereafter and he answered his phone. +1
But I was calling to report the electricity was out and I hadn’t fully recharged my phone first. -1

I talked to Morgan, then talked to him about a need she had. He took care of it. +1

He asked if I could meet him for lunch when I left my mom’s place. I could. We did. +1
We laughed about extending the lunch at a nearby hotel. +1
But I reminded him that he had a 1:00 meeting. -1
But later texted him next time we’ll throw caution to the wind and blow off the meeting. +1

He promised to be home for supper by 6:00. I had it ready. +1
But he was 15 minutes late. -1
I didn’t hold it against him. +1 (Well…I did briefly. –½)

He asked me to say the blessing for the meal, and had tears in his eyes when I finished because he loves me so much. +1

Together we walked the dog and a casserole to welcome the neighbors back in town. +1
And held hands on the walk back. +1
And did yard work together until dark. +1

I was super itchy from the yard work. Took antihistamine. Now super sleepy from the antihistamine. -1
He wasn’t. But understood that I was. +1
He kissed me good night. +1
Even though I barely moved. -1

               The day ends. …Stop

Do the math. Did we end with a positive number instead of a negative?

If yes, that means we win, right?

No.
We don’t win because of human math.
               We win because of God’s grace.

We win because 
               Jeff + God + Lisa = Holy Matrimony
even on those days when the negatives outnumber the positives.
And we have a number of those days. Don’t do the math.

If we can keep God in the middle (not in the mix, but in the middle—dead center), we win.

Where God is, there is holiness.
Where God is, there is victory.
Where God is, there is love.

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