When I was recently admitted to the hospital, again, my husband reminded me deeply of his love. We had just made it into triage at the ER, and I fainted, leaning into him. He held me close. When I came to a little more shortly after, He was still holding me. It took a little bit of time for me to be completely alert. During that time though, I could hear my husband answering all the questions that I could not. I know that he paid attention to me greatly. As the nurses and Drs. performed many tests on me, my husband refused to leave my side. He prayed for me. When they took me to another room for a test, he stayed with me. When they wheeled me up to my room in the hospital, he stayed with me. When nighttime came, he slept on a couch, much too small. Just so he could be in the room with me. It was God’s grace and his exhaustion that allowed for any sleep. When I struggled to walk through my weakness, I leaned into him, as he offered his support. There was a white board in my room that told of my information and my care team. He put a message of love on it. As to make things feel a little brighter and remind me of his love and commitment to me. He opened the blinds of the windows so I could see the clouds, as he knows that it always brings me peace to see nature. He made sure that I was clean, warm, and comfortable. He even put my hair up for me. He prayed with me. His commitment to love me, helped give me strength, in my hard. Sometimes marriage is not pretty. Sometimes it is not easy. Sometimes it is leaving work, and refusing to leave your spouse’s side.

In the world in which we live, commitment to love in general, is hard to find. So many willingly walk beside us when things are going well, although the true ones walk beside us, even in the hard. For is not that what God does for us? He walks with us when things are going well, and let’s us lean into Him, when things are hard. Being our strength and showering us with His love! God is committed to us; we must love one another with that same commitment. I am grateful that God has blessed me with my husband, to show me the depths of his love. Reminding me the depths of God’s.

We can all show our commitment to loving one another, in different ways too. Each of us having special ways that we can show our true care and love for one another. My parents surprised our children with a delicious meal and cared for our animals while we were away at the hospital. Some dear friends took our children and had fun with them, even keeping them overnight and caring for them and getting them to their school. Another friend helped with transportation for our kids coming home from school. Many people reached out in prayer. Some neighbors reached out, asking in ways that they can help. Each one of these people showing their commitment of their love, in whatever way that they were able. It is such measures where we can feel uplifted by the love and support of others. In this, we can feel the presence of God’s love even more.

Friend, I shared some of this deeply, personal, experience with you. As I want those that so lovingly commit to others with such care, to know, that it matters. It meant a great deal to me, and our family to be shown such care. I could feel the love, and that helped me. For those who do not realize the importance of loving others with action; please know the importance and the impact of it. For we all need to feel love from others always, and sometimes even more at different points in our lives. Maybe it is nothing similar to my situation, but we all go through things. We must learn to be committed, as God’s children to offering whatever love that we can express. Building each other up! For God, always stays committed to us as His children. If we are to love like God; then we must commit with that same sort of love and care to one another. For we all need it.

Erin Fitts-Brower

John 13:34-35 NIV

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”