"You Look Great!"

I slipped into the lady’s room between speakers at the conference and an acquaintance was at the sink. 

“Your husband is really good looking,” she said, taking me off guard.

I felt a little odd that she made the remark—I don’t think it was really appropriate. But I immediately thought: when was the last time I told my husband he looked attractive? Had it been a week or maybe a month?

My husband is great about making me feel beautiful. In the last 10 years, He’s seen me bloat up after surgery, loose half my hair, deal with a thumb size burn on my face, and take on more and more of the wrinkles of a 60-year-old. But he always says things that make me feel attractive. (I know, love is blind, but I sure enjoy and appreciate his compliments.)

But there was a stage in my marriage when I rarely complimented my husband’s physical appearance. Maybe I thought it didn’t matter that much to him…he is a guy, after all. 

Most likely I just took his appearance for granted.

But this woman’s bathroom remark was one of several things that prompted me to think about it. And I discovered he enjoys compliments as much as I do.

When was the last time you complimented your husband’s physical appearance?

If you feel you’ve lost all interest in his physical appearance, ask God to restore it.

“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things” and share them with your husband! (Philippians 4:8)

This is one of my marriage posts, but my home page features 1-minute devotions each weekday. 
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