Major's Wifey

Just something I think about alot... (actually about both of our kids future spouses, but this post is only specifically about one of them.. Josh calls me his "wifey" sometimes. This post is about Major's future "wifey".)

There is a little girl who is going to be Major's wife some day. We pray for her often. Of course, there is always the chance that marriage will not be in God's plan for Major. Chances are, though, that there is another family out there with a little girl who is being specially prepared to be his perfect other half. We are praying that she is a little girl who loves the Lord and is being trained to walk in His ways. We are praying for her parents as they strive to teach her about God.

This child, who may not even be able to talk yet, may one day use her words to encourage her family and build up her husband, helping him on his journey toward Heaven. I'd like to imagine that she follows her mother around the house, watching her as she does housework and cooks meals for her family and wanting to help her. She witnesses her mom working joyfully and is learning what it means to be a wife and mother. As she plays with her baby dolls, she likes to pretend that they are her children. Following her mother's example, she talks to them lovingly and teaches them to do good. In another year or two she will sit her dolls in rows and teach them Bible stories. She sees her mother as she cares for others. She learns that the world is bigger than just herself and will learn to serve others with her good deeds. Her family is not mouthy and prone to gossip. She tries her hardest to say only things that are pure and uplifting to others. She is kind and loving to her brothers and sisters.

Her relationship with the men in her life is good. She sees the way that her mom's face lights up when her dad comes through the door. She senses that her parents love each other. She wants to love her husband just like she sees her mom loving her dad. She wants her husband to want to come home to see her, because her dad likes to be around her mom. This girl loves her daddy and really wants to please him. She is loved and cared for by him, helping to make her a secure and confident person. Her dad is a strong spiritual leader who makes her want to be a Christian by the way that he interacts with others. Her parents take the responsibility of teaching their children God's word seriously. She has a strong spiritual foundation that she will carry on with her own children.

I am praying for this little girl, that she is one who loves Jesus with all of her heart. That is the same prayer that we pray for both of our children. That prayer seems to cover all of the bases, don't you think? This little girl might not actually come from a "perfect" family. She may not be trained up by godly parents. I hope she has that benefit, but it is more important that she loves Jesus with all of her heart. I am praying for this little girl, that GOD is molding her into the best wife for my little boy. Maybe, somewhere out there, that little girl's family is praying too.