OT: Fw: Love Or Obligation? 06-07-02

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Hi everyone,

I got this in my email today and thought it was pretty neat. Enjoy.

linda@...

" For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you

will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus "

Philippians 1:6

>

> " Love Or Obligation? "

>

> A husband and wife didn't really love each other. The man was

> very demanding, so much so that he prepared a list of rules and

> regulations for his wife to follow. He insisted that she read

> them over every day and obey them to the letter.

>

> Among other things, his " do's and don'ts " indicated such

> details as what time she had to get up in the morning, when his

> breakfast should be served, and how the housework should be done.

>

> After several long years, the husband died. As time passed,

> the woman fell in love with another man, one who dearly loved

> her. Soon they were married. This husband did everything he could

> to make his new wife happy, continually showering her with tokens

> of his appreciation.

>

> One day as he was cleaning house, she found tucked away in a

> drawer the list of commands her first husband had drawn up for

> her. As she looked it over, it dawned on her that even though her

> present husband hadn't given her any kind of list, she was doing

> everything her first husband's list required anyway. She realized

> she was so devoted to this man that her deepest desire was to

> please him out of love, not obligation.

> --Unknown