3 months already!

Time flies.....it's been 3 months since we got married! Was just commenting to Hubby that since we got married, time seems to zoom past. We seem to be always busy scooting from one place to another. Yet, it feels like as thought we've already been married for a long time.

As I reflect on the past 3 months, I realised a few changes in myself. Firstly, I'm not so easily upset anymore..haha...in the past I used to get upset with Hubby over certain issues and get very affected by them. Recently, I find that even when I'm angry with Hubby, I get over it really quickly. It's more like I can't really be bothered to get upset anymore, and I don't really need Hubby to do that much to soothe me anymore.

Also, I'm amazed at my reduced need for sleep! Sleeping past midnight has become a norm for me, and I've also realised that I'm much more discplined now...not so much of doing things according to my feelings that much.

I'm thankful that Hubby still gives in to me alot and tries to do what I like...for example, he took up the challenge of drilling holes into our walls to put up the blinds we bought from IKEA for our living room. Guess it was the first time he undertook such a "major" project! Haha! It was despite his cough too. Hubby is sweet lah :) Guess I sense his growth too...he is learning to be the head of the household and making decisions for the family. And I think he does a pretty good job :)

During the marriage seminar we attended last week, I learned somethings that are very valuable from the speaker:

1. Serving my spouse should be my highest calling among all the other things God has planned for me to do
2. Change only what can be changed, and learn the accept what can never be changed
3. Food for thought: What if God made marriages not to make me happy, but to make me holy?
4. Marriage is 100%: 100% from husband and 100% from wife, NOT 50-50. So even if my husband gives 0%, I still need to give my 100%
5. Marriage is a COVENANT, not a contract: Meaning that we should keep to our vows no matter what, till death do us part
6. Marriage is based on mutual submission...marriage is matyrdom! To sustain a marriage, we need to die to ourselves on a daily basis!

I know that marriage has made me grow...and it has forced me to rely on God's strength more that before. I never realised that I needed God in every small details of my life, I never realised how much I needed His peace and strength. So on the whole, marriage has made me realise my need for God, which is a good thing :)

Now, I need the discipline to read His words despite my fatigue!!