Wives, Love Your Husbands!

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.” – Ephesians 5:22-24.

God’s designs us for a happy marriage. God’s ways are not our ways. The Bible says, “He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall die.” Proverbs 19:16.

Here in the very beginning of time, God has commanded the woman to desire her husband and submit to him. This can be so hard, I know! However, the blessings that come when you submit to your husband are plentiful.
Submission does not mean that you allow your husband to verbally or physically abuse you.
Submission does not mean that you do everything your husband says if he is asking you to break God’s law.
Submission does not mean your husband does not have an obligation to treat you with love and respect.

Respect your husband in your daily living. As a Godly wife, you will not nag him, talk down to him, treat him like one of the children, or even make fun of him.

Never correct your husband in public. If he is telling a story and he gets a point wrong, fight the urge to show how much smarter you think you are! Allow him the freedom to talk without correction.

Showing your husband respect, you are ultimately setting a Christ like example to him. By showing him respect, his own heart will be converted. How powerful that verse above is! You have the power to win your husband to Christ! Simply by showing him respect, honor and love! Men feel loved when they are respected.

In your daily prayers ask God to show you how to be submissive toward your husband. Ask him to show you when you step out of bounds. In your house the husband is the boss. It can be humbling!

Ask God to give your husband wisdom and sound judgment in his daily experience. How much more loving it be for you to instead say, “Let’s pray about this together. I am sorry things didn’t go the way you envisioned.” And follow up with daily prayer for him during your morning prayers.

End your devotion with a special prayer for your husband. Write it down in your journal. You might want to pray about:

- His day.

- His work.

- His health.

- His mind.

- His integrity.

- His self-worth.

Finally, pray for your own wisdom – that you might be the wife your husband needs you to be, by which you will be pleasing and acceptable in God’s eyes.

Stay Blessed!