Mom called me as she sat on the
side of the road. “Danny, there’s steam coming out of the engine.” As I pulled
up beside her I noticed steam and heat coming out from the hood. Mom had ignored
a red light that came up on the dashboard. The engine light was telling her to stop.
She had insufficient oil in the engine, and now it was toast.
Ignoring our gauges on the
dashboard of our cars can be very costly, but even more costly in our marriage.
I would like to use the oil gauge as the oil that comes from the Holy
Spirit to empower each of us for the journey in life. Jesus told his disciples
when I leave, “I will send the Holy Spirit to empower you, to guide and lead
you into all truth.”
It’s essential for each of us to
allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. He will help us to work out our stress
and struggles that each of us contends with. Taking out your stress on your
spouse will cause the engine of your marriage to overheat.
How often do we take the time to
allow the Holy Spirit to change our thinking, our hurts that cause us to toss
and turn in the night? One word from the Holy Spirit can settle down our
emotions and our temperament. The Spirit of God comes to keep us cool calm and
collective in the storms and stress of life. When your upset about something,
the last thing you need to do is to take it out on those around you.
God says; “I can do all things
through Christ that strengthens me.” “Greater is He that is in me than he that
is in the world.” God sent His very best when He left this world to help us.
Why would we not lean on Him to see us through the uncharted waters of life?
Your marriage doesn’t have to die in a hot desert.
Are you allowing the Holy Spirit
to heal your past hurts, jealousy, abuse, or even an affair that is hindering
your going forward? There is nothing the Holy Spirit can’t heal in your life or
your past. Maybe you have suffered physical or verbal abuse from your past.
Today allow the Holy Spirit to bring healing to your pain and sorrow. He died
on Calvary; He paid for your hurt and pain, and yes even our mistakes. By His
stripes you are healed.
Refuse to allow your relationship
with your spouse to burn out. Refuse to be stranded on the side of the road for
thieves and robbers to destroy. If the oil gauge is running low, “Stop," and allow
the Holy Spirit to refresh and renew you even as you read this devotion.
“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles and shall run and not be weary and
shall walk and not faint." God can quickly change your gauge today and bring
fresh life, peace and power back into the relationship that seems impossible to
repair. Had Mom stopped to pour in some oil, the engine would have lasted many
more years. How much longer would your marriage last if you would stop to let
Him pour in you today?
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