Originally posted on Facebook on Friday, August 1, 2025.

I'm in the chair.

A woman walks in the barbershop with her child.

The fellas start, "Man, Paul, talkin' about being fine…"

But, that doesn't excite me like that anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely notice women.
And it's a constant battle to conform my thoughts to match what Jesus thinks when He sees them.

But I've learned something:
A pretty face and a nice body are a dime a dozen.

My wife has the sauce and the substance too.

And you just don't stumble upon a wife. You have to find her—and you need favor from the Lord.
I had to struggle and toil as a co-laborer with Christ as He brought the precious gem of my wife forth.

Ain't no way I'm trading that for fool's gold.
I know what I've got.

"Who can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies …
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the LORD,
she shall be praised."
– Proverbs 31:10, 30

This is not just words in the Bible anymore.
This is truth to me now.

I cherish my wife.

And I wish I had, even before I met her.

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