As a father of kids, about five or six years old, I'd purchased a TV for the kids.

It was brand new. Just loved it. Came home. First day we had the TV.

This was a big deal years ago. They didn't bother to come to the door to greet me.

Dad's homecoming, the highlight of their day, had become a non-event.

So I walked in front of them, turned the TV off. I said,

kids, I got that for your pleasure. But if it comes between you and your love for me,

it's going. It's a wrong order of affection. Just setting your affection on the gift rather than the

giver. And if we love anything above God, we're setting the affection on the gift rather than the

giver. And the Bible calls that inordinate affection. And it's actually a violation of the

of the commandments first, second, and the tenth. When we do that. That's why Rachel walked in

our living room the other day and shot up her TV with an oozy. Oh, she learned it from you.

I can go on and on all day long. You don't have to though. But I will. About how much I love my wife.

But let me tell you one thing in particular that I really, really love about my wife. It's the fact

that she sends me very, very uplifting, encouraging, sweet tender texts. Like this one I got from her,

this morning. If I did not praise and bless Christ, my Lord, I should deserve to have my tongue torn

out of its roots from my mouth. If I did not bless and magnify his name, I should deserve that every

stone I tread on in the streets should rise up to curse my ingratitude. For I am a drowned

debtor to the mercy of God overhead and ears to infinite love and boundless compassion. I am a

debtor. Wow. Gentle tender. You guys realize we have an episode where we have our wives on here.

Yeah, we should have our wives on here. Sure, Sue would be excited. Yeah. She's an anchor.

Yes. No, the funny thing is this Rachel began that text with love you so much praying for your day

and so thankful for all that you do for your family. You are our hero. And then so I like it.

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