Living the Godly Wifestyle ... An Introduction
Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Effective communication is one of the keys to a happy marriage. Speaking honestly and openly but also giving our husband the chance to finish his thought. This means we have to be good listeners. Most men like to keep things inside and when they do talk, they want to be heard. Most men want
to solve their problems (mentally) rather than discussing them verbally. So when they are quiet about something, it is usually because they are thinking of a way to solve their problem and not "worry" or "trouble" us about it.
We, women, love to discuss the problem over and over again until we can come up with a solution. Somewhere in marriage, we need to meet our men in the middle. We need to ask them, "Is everything alright?... Would you like to pray about it?" This is one of the ways to open up the conversation.
Explain to your husband that you care about his troubles and want to pray with him. I will never forget, years back, when we were still newlyweds, my husband was going through something at work. He did not want to "trouble" me with his problem so he just kept it inside. One day, he finally told me and we went to the Lord in prayer about it and the problem was solved. God worked everything out for our good. I said to him, "Please don't keep things inside. I promise I will be here for you and please do not think to handle your burdens alone. I want to pray with you. God wants us to be close with each other in all things. He wants us to give our burdens over to Him."
Over the years, I have seen our marriage really grow. We are best friends with the Lord as the head over our marriage. I really want to be the best Christian wife that I can possibly be and I am sure that you do too. So in the next few months, we will be covering various topics on how to live "the godly wifestyle" according to the Word of God. God can enable us to be the best wives, the best communicators, the best listeners...and He can show us the things He would like to change in us, as we seek to build a closer relationship with Him and with our husbands.
The Lord must come first in our lives. As we keep Him first and fear Him, the woman of Proverbs 31:30 will emerge... to become the helpmate for our husbands that Lord intended us to be.
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Living The Godly Wifestyle Part 1 - Prayer
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