Lately I've been convicted about some areas where I can improve with my husband. He had been willingly doing several things around the house for me that would generally be considered under the realm of my responsibilities. In my mind I had been stewing over some things I wished he were doing until the Lord convicted me.
I realized that I was thinking about him and things I wished he were doing when there were areas I should be taking back over from him. He is keeping very busy now with his transcription work and our ink business so that his time is much more limited now (which is good because we're actually making better money now). So recently I decided to tell him I would take over these things he was doing for me and I have been blessed by the results. Just in doing these small things, I feel more of a sense of peace. It may be more work for me, but I find joy in this work knowing I'm obeying God's leading and serving my husband the way I should be.
I need to be reminded that I am his helpmeet and my mindset needs to be thinking about how I can help him as much as possible instead of wanting him to serve me. Not that he can't serve me in ways - he's very good at that, but my mindset needs to be on serving him. As I choose to love him, God honors this in our marriage and in my life and I see benefits. I can always be thinking of other things that I could be doing better so even though I've changed some things, I need to keep seeking how I can better improve our marriage rather than keeping things as they have been.
May God guide us and our marriages in the year ahead!
I really needed to read this right now!! Thank you so much!
I just now visited your blog for the first time as I was re-reading some old Above Rubies issues and read your article and went to your website hoping you had a blog and (Yay!) you do :)
Have a beatiful day,
Laura W.
www.simpleordinarylives.typepad.com
Great post! Did you happen to have a blog a while back on homestead blogger? I seem to recognize your photo....
In any case, I have enjoyed reading thru your entries and agree whole heartedly with the notion that it should be a joy to serve our husbands! It should be a delight! They work so hard for the family - it's the least we can do!
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I just now visited your blog for the first time as I was re-reading some old Above Rubies issues and read your article and went to your website hoping you had a blog and (Yay!) you do :)
Have a beatiful day,
Laura W.
www.simpleordinarylives.typepad.com