I’m pretty sure that last night I fell in love with my husband all over again. And funny enough, it wasn’t because of anything he did that was directed towards me. In fact, it had nothing to do with me at all.
Last night he went to visit a student of his that is in the hospital with cancer. On his way home, he passed a vehicle that was stopped on the side of the road. Feeling convicted he turned around and went back to see if he could offer any help. Long story short there was a man, his wife and five children in the car that were apparently homeless and living out of motel. The man had come here for a job from several states away and after getting here, things happened with the company that eventually left him out of a job. His wife was working but not making much money and at the moment they were penniless and couldn’t afford to eat or pay for the motel for that night. My husband bought dinner for them and then gave them cash to cover the motel for the night and a little extra.
He came home and was telling me the story with tears in his eyes. He felt guilty that he couldn’t do more. He wanted to take this family under his wings and take care of them.
The compassion that poured out of him as he told the story was beautiful and real and vulnerable. I looked at this man sitting in front of me and thanked the Lord for the heart that he has given my husband to want to serve others and do for those that are hurting and in need.
I’ve seen that compassion recently extend to me during this time of awful morning sickness, when I just feel like doing nothing and my duties in the home and as a wife have seen to taken a back burner to a queasy stomach! And while I’m sure inwardly, he is counting the days to getting his “wife back”, outwardly he doesn’t complain (at least not to me!) and serves me in ways that only he knows how to do.
Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my people here, you also did for me. Matthew 25:40
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I love this! So wonderful to see someone with a heart this big and a spouse who appreciates it! You are both blessed!
Thank you Jill and yes, I feel very blessed!
What an awesome man you married! We should all respond this way when “nudged” by the Holy Spirit to do for others. And, in the end, not only was this family blessed, but he experienced a blessing too. How many times do we ignore those “holy nudges” to stop and talk with a neighbor, help a person on the side of the road, call a old friend God has been putting on your heart??? What a blessing are we missing? Love this post. Thank you.
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Lisa, thank you. I am so glad that he chose to listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. He could have just as easily ignored it and let someone else deal with what was going on. I am thankful that he didn’t. Such a wonderful example for our children that he set that day.
Awwww thank you for sharing that!! To have that kind of compassion for others is wonderful!!
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Piper, thanks and yes, I love his compassion. It is just so genuine!
That is so awesome! I have a husband like that too.. I am so thankful for him and wish every married woman was as blessed as I. It sounds like you definitely are. God knew He could trust your husband with helping that hurting family. What an honor for him!
Allison, yes.. what an honor indeed and God also used it to remind me just how truly blessed I am to have a man like him!
Chelsey,
What a story…when the Lord tugs on your heart and your follow…it is amazing. When He leads you to a circumstance like that, well, it is heartbreaking. So many are tragically stuck in a circumstance such as what your husband came across. How I wish we could bring them all home with us!
We are blessed to have a roof over our heads and food on the table. Here in Florida, the times are very hard. So many out of work. So many abandoned homes sit empty. I pray this country will turn back to our Lord, soon, very soon.
Yes, this certainly did remind me and my husband (and our children) just how blessed we are. When the Lord puts you into situations such as this it really rings loud just how much we truly have and how much others are fighting just to stay fed and keep a roof over their heads. It makes me, oftentimes, wish I had tons of money to spare just simply to help other families in this kind of situation!
What a beautiful picture of his heart!! I pray for nothing less for my own husband, thanks for sharing this sweet story!
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Thank you Jami… I do love that man’s heart!
He certainly showed the Lord’s heart through his actions. Oh, that we all would, and all the time.
Rachel
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