While on holiday, the beautiful Mrs Cameron heard from her parents that they had sold their house and would we like anything from the family home? My wife’s face brightened with a dazzling smile as she told me at long last we would be able to have a wonderful piece of furniture that she has always loved.
I greeted this news with unfeigned dismay. The tridarn is, in my opinion, the ugliest and bulkiest piece of furniture ever created. “Great”, I thought. “We now have to have something the size of a whale come and take up space in one of our rooms. And not some tiny whale either, like a humpback. The tridarn is the size of a blue whale. Don’t we have enough junk already?”
Naturally, as a wise husband, I kept these thoughts to myself. But my wife knows me too well.
“You don’t want it, do you?”
“Babe, I love you. But where’s it going to go? We don’t have space for it.”
“We’ll find space” the pretty girl said.
I looked exceedingly doubtful.
“Babe, I do love you, but…”
“Your hatred of the tridarn is greater than your love for me” she replied.
I didn’t know how to answer that.
Not honestly anyway.
“Why don’t we let the Lord decide?” my brilliant wife said.
“An excellent idea” I replied. I was sure the Lord would show my wife we didn’t need that monstrosity cluttering up our house.
In times of dispute in my family we cast lots, or toss a coin, to show us what is the right. Because the Scripture says:
“The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders.”
Proverbs 18:18 ESV
“Let’s resolve this after our walk,” she said.
“No, let’s do it now,” I responded.
We entered the Airbnb and gave a coin to our eldest son.
“Your call babe,” I said magnamously.
“Heads we keep it,” Linda said.
“Tails we’re delivered from evil” I replied.
John tossed the coin.
And do you know…
The strangest thing happened.
The Lord found in favour of wife.
Her delight was unrestrained!
“How uncharacteristic of the Lord to make a mistake,” I thought.
“But if He is able to make a mistake, then my wife must be allowed to make one too.”
So we went happily for our walk. The issue was resolved.
Some people would call this living by faith.
I think though, that like me, the Lord is a sucker for a pretty girl.
I can’t refuse her anything either.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,”
Ephesians 5:25 ESV
“Why don’t we let the Lord decide?” my brilliant wife said.
“An excellent idea” I replied. I was sure the Lord would show my wife we didn’t need that monstrosity cluttering up our house.
In times of dispute in my family we cast lots, or toss a coin, to show us what is the right. Because the Scripture says:
“The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders.”
Proverbs 18:18 ESV
“Let’s resolve this after our walk,” she said.
“No, let’s do it now,” I responded.
We entered the Airbnb and gave a coin to our eldest son.
“Your call babe,” I said magnamously.
“Heads we keep it,” Linda said.
“Tails we’re delivered from evil” I replied.
John tossed the coin.
And do you know…
The strangest thing happened.
The Lord found in favour of wife.
Her delight was unrestrained!
“How uncharacteristic of the Lord to make a mistake,” I thought.
“But if He is able to make a mistake, then my wife must be allowed to make one too.”
So we went happily for our walk. The issue was resolved.
Some people would call this living by faith.
I think though, that like me, the Lord is a sucker for a pretty girl.
I can’t refuse her anything either.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,”
Ephesians 5:25 ESV
I love this and can't wait to see this huge beautiful piece of furniture
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