Finally, I hung up the phone to try to call him back. I went straight to voicemail. I tried another idea. I called his work phone instead of his personal phone. He indeed carries two phones, one for work and one for personal use. He answered the phone, “Hello,” as if I was calling him for the first time that morning. “Hello,” I said with a very sarcastic tone. Then, he got an earful! I said, “Did you forget about me on the phone?” I went on and on…probably for 5 to 7 more minutes. “Who does that? Who forgets they are talking with their wife and throws her in his pocket to carry on with the day?” I didn’t stop. “The signal didn’t drop. You dropped me.” He listened, not having much of a choice at that point. I rambled, making sure he knew my frustration. In his defense, he had a lot on his plate, much more than his morning breakfast.
I shook my head and hung up the phone, then went to read my Bible for my morning devotion, still thinking how right I was in the moment and how wrong my husband was. Surely the Bible would confirm it. I pulled out an old Bible I hadn’t read in a while from the bottom of my growing stack. It was a Bible-In-A-Year version, broken down into daily readings. I picked up where I left off the last time I read this Bible—not on the date that it actually was for this incident; just where I left off reading this Bible the last time. God knew exactly where and what I needed to read that day, and He had a message.
This is where I picked up reading: Proverbs 27:15-16, “A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand” (NKJV).
I pulled out another Bible and looked up the Scripture in another version—almost hoping it wasn’t as convicting as the first version I just read. It read, “A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; You can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it” (Message).
My husband may have ordered a quick grab-and-go breakfast, but I was served a piece of humble pie that morning. It’s true. Scott made a mistake. He was already running through his day, answered my call, stopped to order breakfast, put me on hold, threw the phone in his pocket while he gave the server the attention he deserved, and he made a simple mistake and forgot about his phone call. It happens.
I may have been right in what I was trying to say, but wrong in the way I said it. In addition, I was on repeat, like a dripping, leaky faucet. This, dear friends, is exactly how the Holy Spirit gets our attention through the Word of God. I read the Scripture and knew immediately that was for me and my current situation. It’s as if the Scriptures read me that morning. I was the nagging spouse that now needed to call and apologize for the way I reacted and behaved over a simple mistake. Romans 12:18 says, “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all” (ESV).
God uses the Bible to call us closer to Him. He never drops a ball or a call. He searches our hearts and souls to refine us and make us more into His image. He desires for us to be Holy as He is Holy.
Has there been a recent situation in your life that needs God’s guidance or correction?
Is there a situation you need to call upon God to reconcile? If you are upset or frustrated, are you reacting in a Godly way? Will you allow God to search your heart—even if you think or believe you are right? When you read the Scriptures are you calling on the Lord to speak to you, and are you willing to listen? God has much to say! Call on Him now!
How can you make Monumental Moments and live to multiply His movement today?
