Today I started to reread the book "The Excellent Wife: A biblical perspective" by Martha Peace. I did this study at my old church in Sheboygan a few years back. My old prayer journal reminded me about this book, and I figured it was a good time to reread it and begin applying more biblical principles to my marriage. I have come a long way since doing this study last time, and I look forward to seeing how God is going to change me during this study again.
Today I read chapter 1: The Excellent Wife. I want to share the points that stuck out to me the most. First off, that chapter starts off with this paragraph:
"God's will for every Christian wife is that her most important ministry be to her husband (gen 2:18). After a wife's own personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing else should have greater priority. Her husband should be the primary benefactor of his wife's time and energy, not the recipient of what may be left over at the end of the day" - this statement hit me hard. I have always had something in my life that has seem to take more of my time and energy away from my husband. Our first year of marriage it was my own selfishness. After that, school took all my energy. Now I have my son. I need to learn how to balance my time out more and spend more of my time and energy on my husband.
The chapter continue to list the traits of the Proverbs 31 wife. They are:
kind
fears the Lord
Blessed by her children
careful
praised
not afraid
worker with hands
wise
generous
good to her husband
of exceptional worth
respectful to her husband
trusted
I look at this list and thing... wow, this is IMPOSSIBLE to be ALL of those things. I felt overwhelmed while reading what God expected of ME! But wait, I can be all of those things.. but not by own power. I KNOW, that by myself I cannot do it. SIN is the only thing that can keep m from becoming a godly wife, and through my salvation with God, I am "no longer a slave to sin" (Romans 6:6) Praise God for that biblical truth! Through HIM I CAN BECOME THAT EXCELLENT WIFE!
I look forward to continuing this book and sharing what I have learned.. and most of all, putting it into practice.
That sounds like a great book. :-) I know I'm struggling to balance it all out again too and am doing my best to spend time with my husband since I'm usually burnt out by the time he comes home. Which church did you go to in Sheboygan?
ReplyDeleteAlliance Bible Church. It is a great book. I highly recommend it for all christian wives. If anyone is interested in getting it, we could meet weekly to discuss the book. I have a group bible study book that goes with it.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read the book! Did you get it at Sonlight?
ReplyDeleteno the church ordered it. I look for it at Sonlight on thursday but didn't see it. Check Amazon.
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