Meeting at the Red Desk

As a wife of a seminary student, I have found that it is easy to fall into a mindset that this season in life is all about your husband preparing themselves for ministry and you are just there for the ride. Only one semester in, I already have to fight the temptation daily.  I am so thankful for Christ dwelling in my heart and the constant reminder that this season in life is about Chad and I being prepared and equipped to serve the Lord together. It is important for this partnership to be disciplined in studying scripture both together and privately. I fail daily with desiring to mediate on the words of the Lord and choose to make excuses instead. I am blessed to have a husband who prays for my spiritual growth daily and encourages me to pursue godliness. Today I walked into the living room to find this beautiful red desk and a letter of encouragement

Our prayer is that this desk will be a place where I meet the Lord daily and serve as a landmark of a deeper and growing relationship. While sitting at the desk for the first time and reading a chapter from Disciplines of  a Godly Woman, I came across these words by John Wesley. Let this be my daily prayer.

O God, fill my soul with so entire a love of Thee that I may love nothing but for Thy sake and in subordination to Thy love. Give me grace to study Thy knowledge daily that the more I know Thee, the more I may love Thee. Create in me a zealous obedience to all Thy commands, a cheerful patience under all Thy chastisements, and a thankful resignation to all Thy disposals. Let it be the one business of my life to glorify Thee by every word of my tongue, by every work of my hand, by professing Thy truth, and by engaging all men, so far as in me lies, to glorify and love Thee