Serving with Joy

Serving your spouse is sometimes easy. And sometimes it's the last thing you want to do, because you're tired too, you have needs too, you could use some serving yourself. Paul isn't asking you to fake a joy that isn't there. He's pointing to an attitude of the heart — considering the other person. In marriage, that's radical. When you serve not to score points, not to be recognized, but as an act of genuine love — something shifts. Not because the marriage becomes perfect. But because you become more free. Serving out of love is different from serving out of obligation. The first strengthens; the second breeds resentment. Ask God for a heart that serves with joy — not because it comes naturally, but because it's supernatural.