Trust

Hi everyone! I have a lot of different impressions from this week’s readings. The first thing that comes to mind with fidelity is avoiding the appearance of evil and not putting yourself in the position where things could escalate with a person other than your spouse. The example that comes to mind was a story that my father told me. For 35 years he would take a 45 minute bus ride to work 5 days a week. He would walk to the bus stop in the nearing neighborhood there and back every time. Since he was at a desk all day, he used this as his exercise. For years, a lady that he worked with would ask him if he wanted a ride back home since she lived right next door to him. He would tell her every time, “thanks, but I will walk.” Nothing would’ve happened because my dad is very loyal to my mom and his family, but he didn’t ever want to put himself in a situation where things could get misconstrued by her or my mom. I want to apply that in my own marriage.  Being loyal to your spouse is more than being faithful in a physical sense. It’s emotionally and spiritually as well. We are loyal by the things we say, what we put into our minds, what we do when our spouse isn’t around, and being truthful in our words and deeds. For me, personally, I try not to listen to music, or watch movies that will take my mind off of my marriage and let Satan control me. I never want to get to a point where I question my marriage and the beautiful relationship that I have. What are some things that you can do in your marriage or relationships to not let Satan creep in and put bad thoughts in your head?