Day 7- #RESPECT HIM.
Do you know that outtalking each other doesn’t equate to changing each other’s minds or hearts? Keeping quiet either doesn’t equate to punishing each other. All end up in one thing, a disconnected heart.
This is what we all need to know, and repeatedly sink that in us until it becomes part of our character.
We are gifted. I know that. We feel the things unseen. We have a strong sense of intuition. We “feel” that a project might fail way before it begins. We “feel” that a friend might not be such an asset to our husbands.
Our intuition is a big plus in our marriages. God made us so. It’s part of our femininity.
Though, as perceptive or discerning as it is,therein lies the danger of being too pushy and overbearing.
I have made that mistake in my marriage. There was a time I strongly felt that a venturing into a certain project wasn’t such a profitable idea.
My intuition was skewed towards the probability of it’s failure. As good as percipient as i was, as genuine as the feeling was, as convicting as it was, I didn’t articulate it to Johnny with grace and wisdom.
I thought shouting down, watering down his ideas will make him see my point. Well, it costed us our peace and happiness– and definitely, huge loss.
Then the Lord taught me again.
Demonstrating respect to him, is as simple as articulating your counter opinion with grace, encouraging his endeavours, however “opposed” you feel towards them, as you pray for God’s revelation on the might be the “blind spots.”
Was it easy for me? No, It was hard..
Relegating control over to God in regards to husband’s ideas, was hard. However hard it was, it was perfect.
God’s ways aren’t necessarily easy or rutted. His way(s) might be hard, but it’s perfect. I have never looked back.However, disappointed you might feel on the numerous losses both of you might have encountered, the only remedy is relegating control over to God, and curing your “how to.”
Most husbands do listen to wives who know “how to” address any issue with grace. It makes them feel respected. His deepest longing is to feel respected by the woman he has chosen to stand by, for the rest of his life.
#marrriageworks
#Godspeed
2 weeks ago
Sam
• 7 months agoWonderful..much blessings.cheers
Mary Munene
• 7 months agoThank you for stopping by! Hope you will enjoy the e-books! Will be glad to have your feedback on your little one’s reception to this!