What does honoring and loving our husbands look like?<\/p>\n
We were given some wonderful scriptures to read to help us \u201cget the picture\u201d of what it looks like \u00a0in 1 Peter 3:1-5.<\/p>\n
The main part of these verses this lesson focused on for us is verse 4.\u00a0 \u201c<\/strong>Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God\u2019s sight.<\/p>\n I think of it as \u201cmy recipe\u201d for my marriage.<\/p>\n To be \u201cgentle\u201d means to be (humble, considerate or meek). Priscilla says simply put \u201cwe are being asked to be kind to our husbands\u201d.<\/p>\n So how about it? Can we resolve to be kind?\u00a0 What are some ways we can proactively show kindness to our husband?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here are just a few that have been part of my list for a while that I thought I would share with you today<\/p>\n Do we truly go \u201cout of our way\u201d to find out what our husband likes.\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t wait for him to tell us, look for it, he will love that we took the time to truly find out without him having to tell us.<\/p>\n To be \u201cquiet\u201d does not mean you are supposed to be silent, instead we are to be a living, breathing expression of the Word of God.<\/em>\u00a0 Quietness has more to do with the state of our hearts than the quality and volume of our words.<\/p>\n Our lesson taught us we are to try and lighten the load for our husbands. \u00a0This means for us to figure out how we can make or help our husbands day \u201cjust a little bit easier\u201d, as this will help him to feel more confident because he knows we\u2019re not here to tear him down but to build him up.<\/p>\n When we say \u201cI do\u201d\u00a0 that means we are becoming a team \u201ctogether\u201d and that means we are to be his \u201chelpmeet\u201d. When we show our man that we want to \u201cserve\u201d him then he is much more likely to reciprocate the same back to us and our family.<\/p>\n Many times its \u201cour words\u201d in much of our day that speaks in our relationships\u2026.when sometimes we just need the power that is reflected in the two words \u201cgentleness and quietness\u201d to take the lead.<\/p>\n Earlier in the week as I began this weeks study of fulfilling my husband I had decided to ask my husband a question\u2026I wanted to find out what he thought about how I fulfill him?\u00a0 Am I doing a good job at it?\u00a0 Are there some ways I can do better or fulfill him more than I do today after 33 years of marriage?<\/p>\n And ladies this is what he told me\u2026are you ready for this\u2026<\/p>\n He said \u201ceverything you do for me or with me is just perfect the way I like it so I don\u2019t think there is anything you need to do better or different\u201d<\/p>\n That made me know at least I know I am on the right track with fulfilling my man\u2026..but I know all the outward stuff he sees or hears is probably supplying\/fulfilling him but what about my inward thoughts\u2026.do I do the same on the inside or am I yelling at him when he doesn\u2019t do what I think is the right thing, if I am, then I am not fully fulfilling him and I need to work on my thoughts too.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s resolve to honor and love our man like God has taught us to in His Word!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s Pray:<\/strong><\/p>\n Father, teach us what each of us need to do or change in our lives\/marriages to ensure we are fulfilling our husband and help us to accomplish it Lord, for when we honor him we are honoring You.<\/p>\n In Your name\u00a0 I pray Amen!<\/p>\n Your Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n Think of one thing you can do to be proactively kind to your man and DO IT!!!<\/p>\n ____________<\/p>\n After you have commented below, go back to our Online Bible Study Group on Facebook to see what our Daily Activity is. If you do not yet belong to our OBS Facebook group, and would like to, please send an email to:\u00a0GirlfriendsCoffeeHour@gmail.com \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ll send you the details needed to get you into this group!<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to stop by Craig\u2019s blog to see what the guys are up to with The Resolution for Men.<\/p>\n\n