Measuring What Truly Matters!

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I was hesitant about sharing this for so many reasons. I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate and at first, I wasn’t sure what I experienced was truly God.

 

Let me explain:  

 

My husband loves to play video games. I would go so far as to say that he is a gamer.

 

Prior to his birthday in June, he was strongly desiring  a PS4 for a long time. I was so hesitant in getting one for his birthday this year because:

 
  1. I thought it was an unnecessary expense.
  2. I had this reoccurring fear that it was going to take up too much of his time and affect his time with us (meaning his family) and his time with God.
 

I just cant seem to wrap my head around the value of video games. I call them time wasters.

 

Reflecting on it now, I realize that well neither of the above things were my responsibility to take on as a concern or a burden.

 

Let me explain further: God is my source and my provider and has been and continues to be. I live in miracles everyday because if you take a look at our financials and our current lifestyle, they just do not add up and yet here we are able to live as we do and still save money.

 

We have a father who provides for us even in our marriage. I honestly find it amazing that when you get married, you would never think to go  to your mother and father to ask for money or even expect them to pay your bills, but when you ask your Heavenly Father, there are no boundaries crossed.

 

But that’s neither here nor there. When we had an emergency expense come up right before his birthday, I took it as a sign (as Gods answer to my repeated question: “should I buy him this thing Lord.”) that well, it wasn’t meant to be. The emergency expense would take up the entire cost of that PS4.

 

As time gets closer and closer to my husband’s birthday, God tells me that purchasing this thing is ministry. It just didn’t make sense to me.

 

Ministry? Ministry is not always in the format in which we think of it. Ministry is the outward performance of Gods word for the benefit of people (all people because God loves ALL people). I’ve heard my pastor say that ministry starts in the home once. And I was quickly reminded that he said that right after God told me that this purchase would be ministry to my husband.

 

The bible says that God fulfills the desire of every living thing (Psalm 145:16). The bible ensures that God wants us to have our hearts desires because it fills us with joy. Simply because he wanted it, I needed to buy that PS4. It was that simple. It was the outward showing that God cares about desires and wants and he was going to use me to get it. 

 

It’s sounds like a silly thing, yes. At least I thought it was at first. But then I realized that there is nothing silly about God saying “because you want this, I’m going to give it to you!” He does it time and time again. And he continues to do it time and time again.

 

I was so wrapped up in my perspective that I had to mentally separate myself from what I thought about video games to see that YES my hubby does deserve to have the desire of his heart.

 

Now, my husband barely plays the thing. What I was really worried about was answered in my obedience and now the guy barely plays the thing. Go figure. That leaves me with one phrase:  Thank You God!

 

Chuckling and signing off.

Wife to an amazing husband, mother to an exploring toddler and an MPA graduate aspiring to impact the world with encouragement in mothering and in social entrepreneurship.

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