Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Perfect Match made in Prayer


Hubby said something to me once, and I'll never ever forget it...it was about 6mths or so after my back surgery and I was still in so much pain and dealing with the infection of the incision & hours of PT. As most of you know, Hubby has done SO much for me during our marriage as I have had a ton of surgeries and procedures, and I was (and still am sometimes) prone to bouts of guilt over all he's gone through because of me. We were laying in bed watching a movie & I just looked over at him & started bawling...he said.."What's wrong, I thought you were feeling better".."I was!" I said.."but I just started thinking how horrible it is that I prayed All My Life for God to send me a wonderful husband like you...but...I cannot image you praying even one single day for a wife like me!"..Then..he started laughing at me...and I was shocked...I said, "What's so funny! It's not funny!"..he turned to me and said..."Sommer, all my life I've only wanted one thing...something that seemed to elude me no matter what happened in my life...I was never really needed for anything..sure I helped people and they appreciated it for the most part, but I never really felt needed. I knew they could have done whatever it was I helped them with without me if they really wanted...So, I prayed everyday, that one day God would send me someone that needed me..truly needed me. I wanted so much all my life to know what it felt like to be needed mind, body, and soul..and you, Sweetheart, fulfill that prayer everyday!"..Half in shock I replied.."Be careful what you wish for Mr. Roy", he grinned at me and hugged me and said.."Yeah I know, right?!" and we laughed...I'll never forget that...how God looked down on the earth one day and saw one person with one prayer, and one with another, then put those two prayers together in a perfect match! How wonderful & all knowing our God is! To this day, when I feel I'm a burden to him, I think of that moment..there are still some times when I am able to do for him but he does for me anyway..and it's hard but I let him, knowing his answered prayer is in his works...