Good Sunday morning!
The minute I woke this morning, I was reading. My sleep was restless last night so I crossed referenced a few verses about wives before the house became busy with little feet.
When my mind is being attacked first thing in the morning, the day seems to go sideways quickly. Sooooo,
Proverbs 18:22 says, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” and Proverbs 21:9 says, “It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”
Proverbs 19:14 says, “House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.” and Ephesians 5:33 says, “Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”
I have changed so much in the last 25 years of my life, and that is what scripture has done for me. Reading the Bible is heart-changing. It’s life-changing. And it reveals Truth. It gives purpose and vision for your life. It’s convicting, humbling, and yet it’s motivating to do better than yesterday.
So today I asked myself, am I being the kind of wife who the Lord finds favor with, or am I the brawling woman and whose husband would rather dwell on the rooftop?
Am I prudent, a die-to-self wife, or am I concerned about myself? Am I reverent toward my husband and are those efforts pleasing to God?
I’ve been stretched beyond one would prefer to be, but it has shaped my view of God… because He’s also been kind, merciful, generous, and given me beautiful people to care for and love on.
I’m not a perfect wife, nor does God expect me to be. I’m never going to have it all figured out because I mess up every day. He knows the process I will walk through, and revealing Truths incrementally, in His timing.
I reverence the Lord first in all things, and the rest will be an outflow from there. I do my part, and let God do the rest. I press forward, and allow God to be in control. I persevere, and watch God provide and protect.
When I read His Truths, He gives me a much better perspective than how I woke up this morning. And I am grateful that the Word of God doesn’t return void. Because He wins every time!
Natalie