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Love Your Wives...

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Ephesians 5:25

My wife posted about "Honor Your Father", which really got me thinking about how we should be toward our wives. I know I have plenty to work on as far as being a better husband, father, and leader. The least I can do is respect, honor, and love her...recognize and appreciate all she does!

"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers." I Peter 3:7

For those of us who are husbands and fathers, we are to bestow “double honor” to our wives — first as wives, then as mothers. God has given us an awesome responsibility as the head of our household and part of that responsibility includes the way we are to treat our wives. God makes it clear to us as husbands our wives are to be cared for and treated with honor and understanding. They are equal heirs with us in God’s sight and worthy of honor. As God’s appointed leader of the household, we are to give our wives equal honor for they are just as important to God as we are. This is so important that we are warned that our prayers may be hindered if we do not offer our wives the honor they deserve.

One of the ways we can honor our wives is to praise them both publically and privately and be thankful for them. Proverbs 31:28 speaks of the godly man who blesses his wife and expresses his praise and thankfulness to her verbally and by his actions. A good, godly wife is extremely valuable and she generates trust in her husband’s heart by her dedication, hard work, fear of the Lord, and commitment to her husband and her family. In return, she is worthy of praise and honor.

When was the last time you made a special effort to praise your wife and recognize what she does for you and your household? Do you make a special effort to give her “double honor”? If you don’t, then maybe that is why God isn’t responding to your prayers. Give her the praise she deserves. The result will bless you in return and bring happiness to your home.

My wife is simply awesome! Everyday I come home, I don't know how she does it. Running an in-home daycare, homeschooling our daughter, taking care of paperwork/phone calls for daycare and personal stuff, cleaning house, and preparing meals...my fingers are tired just from typing all that. I recognize all that she does, and I appreciate it even more!