Proverbs 25:23-24God’s Word has much to say about the words of our mouth. The Word of God says life and death is in the power of the tongue. In other words, the words we speak about our husbands and to our husbands can either bring life or death to him and our marriages.
As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks. Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
In Proverbs 17:9 it says “He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.” That is why it is so important that we constantly look to Jesus and ask Him to help us speak words of wisdom and life. We have learned that we put on our new nature by constantly renewing our mind to who we are in Christ. When we walk in our new nature by respecting, admiring, praising and deeply loving our husbands, we will reap the blessing of God upon our marriages.
Of course there will be times when the enemy tries to steal the joy and peace from our marriage. Our husbands might say or do something that really irritates or upsets us. When we feel negative emotions rising in our soul, the best decision we could make is to turn our minds toward Jesus and say, “Lord help me. I need your strength. Empower me by your grace to love my husband with your unconditional love.”
Let’s take time today and ask the Lord to help us respect, honor, admire, appreciate and deeply love our husbands. As we do so, He will empower us to walk in our new nature in Christ and we will reap abundant life.
Blessings,
Shaun Estrada
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