Love doesn't always result in blessing. Sometimes a spouse can serve an unresponsive mate for years, even decades, without a word or act of blessing in return. A newspaper reported a case involving a woman who had gone for advice to a local marriage guidance service. She complained that her husband seemed to be growing cold toward her, and she feared she had lost his affection. When the man was privately interviewed by the counselor, however, he spoke very highly of his wife.
Love is both action and attitude.
Beware of becoming the type of person who performs acts of service, but betrays a wrong attitude by grumbling, complaining, or constantly calling attention to every sacrifice. He was commenting on the response of a young wife to her husband who had come home from the war. The soldier, severely wounded, had extensive facial disfigurement and was missing two limbs. Yet she warmly welcomed him back and would not think of leaving him. Love accentuates the positive.