Finding Purpose

One of my more favorite things to do with my wife is to go on walks.  We started off really good, going several times a week, but our walks have been getting less and less.  When we do go out, I can tell right from the beginning what kind of walk it is going to be.  And let me tell you friends, sometimes within the first few minutes I think to myself:

"Chris, you love her...Just keep going and don't turn around."

I know a random thought to have as you head out on a walk with your wife, but here is the thing.  When I go out on a walk  I like to stroll around, take in the view, look at the homes, have a conversation, hold hands, see the trees turning and dropping leaves.  Feeling the cool fall air.  I guess to sum it up, I like to walk for PLEASURE.

My wife is a different story.  Much different.

You see, like I said, within the first few minutes, I know exactly what kind of walk it is going to be for her.  If she has a long stressful day, has not run that week, or we have not walked for a period of time, those arms of hers start building momentum.  They start pumping and she gets that pace moving....and for a guy who likes to walk for PLEASURE, I can tell when someone, that someone being my wife, is walking for a different reason.  That reason being PURPOSE.  She is walking to get that heart rate up, to melt that stress way, to have some sort of exercise in her life so she can feel good and healthy.

There you have it.  Pleasure vs. Purpose. 

This has become a very big theme in our relationship.  I am finding my way of thinking is much more laid back, more jokey, more sarcastic, more living on the pleasure side of life.  My wife usually has an agenda, has a plan, has the course plotted out...all for purpose in life. 

Aren't we a pair?

I guess God has us in one another's lives for a reason.  For me to see that it can be good to have a plan, that it is good to do things for purpose to enrich your life and others around you.  And for her (hopefully) to see that there is a time to stop and just enjoy.

If we can remember these lessons we see in one another, we have a great future ahead of ourselves. Especially if we can slow down when those arms of hers gets a-swingin.


Christopher Scott<><