TTH, I am learning that in my life now as well. I know how much it freaks some people out when people start talking like that and how much they think someone has lost their mind but it is true what you have said. Over and over I see how much people say that they are trying to find happiness when they will not be able to find it in people or things. Our spouses are trying to do that and it isn't working too well for them.
This has been a very humbling experience to me and even with all the bad things that have happened in losing my wife, I have to say I am an extremely fortunate person to have a relationship with God and He has blessed me with my children and so much more in life. Not placing my wife as the center of my happiness has been liberating in many ways for me. I am the same way with my wife where it is up to her to seek a relationship with our Lord so I say nothing to her.
I give her the space she wants and let her make her own choices.
Thanks for the courage to state this.
Me:56, W:51 D:26,S:24,S:22 Married:18 Bomb 9/27/06 Separated 11/27/06 Divorced 10/6/08 Leaving it up to God