“He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15
None of us naturally wants to live a life “not unto ourselves.” Most magazine articles will tell you that you are number one. They say to be sure you look after your own needs first, and that whatever you do, you deserve appreciation and applause. I do hope your husband gives you this loving affirmation! It teaches your children the same lovely trait, and in our daily actions we are the role models for our children in their future marriages if the Lord leaves us here. However, if we don’t receive appreciation, we are not excused from this verse!
Scripture always gives us the positive as well as the negative, and if it is not unto ourselves, then it is unto Him. This life lived for others cannot be done in our own strength, but we have the assurance that it is “Yet not I, but Christ liveth in me” (Gal. 2:2020I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)). Isn’t that better than getting our own way?