Finding Inspiration

Finding Inspiration

The LORD is my strength and my shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalm 28:7

Some time ago we read the memoirs of Christopher Reeve, the Superman actor, who fell from a horse in a riding accident that severed his spinal cord and paralyzed him from the shoulders down. In the days that followed the accident, both he and his mother considered pulling the plug on his life-support system. We got to the point in his book, Still Me, where he mouthed his first lucid words to Dana, his wife: “Maybe we should let me go.” But his wife, through tears, persuaded him to fight back, saying, “I want you to know that I will be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You’re still you, and I love you.”

Stories like this can’t help but inspire husbands and wives—bringing us closer together. Why? It’s almost inexplicable. Moments of inspiration, when shared by a couple, create a bond. We’ve shared inspirational moments watching a news report. We’ll never forget the tragic scene of mistreated orphans in Romania and the story of one couple’s quest to rescue and adopt a deformed little boy. We’ve shared inspirational moments in worship. We’ll never forget standing in a church and listening to Wayne Watson sing “For Such a Time As This.” Our hearts have rarely been more full. Or the time we heard Lloyd Ogilvie preach at Hollywood Presbyterian Church on “Finishing the Race.” We felt our spirits soaring together.

What about you? When was the last time the two of you were inspired together? In case you don’t know, there are countless inspirational moments waiting to be discovered by the two of you. All that’s required is that you are willing to find them. And when you do, your lives become richer, your connection deeper, and your spirits lighter.

Every character has an inward spring, let Christ be it. Every action has a key-note, let Christ set it.

—Henry Drummond