Good Wifey

I'm suppose to be catching up on my Bible study material. I'm way, way behind. 3 chapters doesn't seem like much, but this stuff actually requires thought.
So, I'm currently doing a study called 'Loving your Husband'. I really love it actually (despite that my current activity defies that statement'. I'm learning lately how much we depend on our spouse to make us happy and fulfill our needs. And even more, how unreasonable that is. He just can't do it. I know he does everything in his power to do it, but he just can't. And I can't do the same for him (though I know he would of course say that I DO). This, I'm seeing is that little bit of dissatisfaction that is built into every marriage, from the worst to the best. God has made certain that we can never be completely fulfilled and satisfied in any relationship besides ours with HIM and Him alone. Even the happiest of couples (of which I count myself) cannot be everything to one another. There is always going to be a desperate need and longing for a depth of relationship that comes solely from God.
But the beauty part of it is that HE is willing to give it! Part of discovering it, as I'm learning, is to completely remove my focus from having my needs met by Shawn (easier said than done, I admit) and put it on meeting his needs as much as possible. All the while doing this with a heart that longs to see it done so that God may be pleased and glorified.
I heard a female speaker this morning on this subject, and she said how her husband is most satisfied and happy with her when she is most content and satisfied in the LORD. WOW. I can see that. My deeper longing and relationship with God serves to breed contentment and love in my husband. Of course it does, I feel the same towards Shawn when he is finding his rest and contentment in the Lord. I feel more secure and satisfied in this. That whole triangle analogy with the husband and wife at the bottom corners and God at the apex really is true. As each of our eyes are drawn heavenward, the distance between us narrows and we become more one. It is inevitable. Beauty!