Fulfill: 6

I read an article yesterday, about marriage.

It talked about the four most poisonous detriments to a healthy one:
Criticism. Contempt. Defensiveness. Disengagement.

And I thought about the ways that God's been teaching me,
of how to be a wife. Saying,
*don't criticize,
*don't hold him in contempt,
*don't get defensive,
*don't disengage.

Except He hasn't really said those things in terms of "don't";
all He said was:

*Speak the best things, the beautiful things,
   the strong things, about him.
*Bless him, no matter how unfair it seems.
*Find your identity in Me, and his behavior
   no longer threatens what you believe about yourself.
*Turn to him, not away, no matter how hurt you are.

And I thought about the how many times I thought I couldn't do it,
and the how many times He showed me: I can.

When this marriage He has spoken
is here-and-for-all fulfilled,
I promise you.

I will put my hand in yours, in His, and I will say:
I can. I will.

[fulfill, verb: bring to completion or reality; achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted); to succeed in doing]