know your role

i know that christmas time (and maybe just ANYTIME) can be stressful.
no matter what is filling your plate today, if you are married...
you have something to see to.


ephesians says it like this
"The wife must see to it that she respects her husband"


i loved reading it in the amplified version 


...let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband [^[a]that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him; and ^[b]that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly]. [I Pet. 3:2.]


read that again...the wife part.


when life gets busy, and we have a million things to do, isn't it easy to kind of neglect some of the basics?
i loved some of the words used in this version - 


*notice him
    -when he walks by you, even if you are doing something else, reach out and grab his hand for a second. to show you are noticing him


*prefer him
    -when you have the chance to go out with the girls, or to stay up by yourself watching tv, choose him! show him he's your first choice of someone to hang out with


*venerate him
    -ya, i'm out. i don't know what that means, and i don't feel like googling it right now. i mean, it's 11:20pm people!


*esteem him
     -talk about him behind his back. in a good way.
brag about the kind of husband you have, start esteeming him in your mind, and that is what will come out of your mouth!


*admire him exceedingly 
     -one of the definitions of admire says "to look at with pleasure"
did you hear that? to LOOK at him with pleasure! your face can say a lot! 
let him catch you staring at him. and when he asks you what you're thinking, tell him you were just thinking about what a great husband he is.


this one isn't in there, but pray for him!
i have been praying for adam to have joy, to hunger and thirst after righteousness. that he will be strengthened with the Holy Spirit's power, and many other verses that i come across.
when i am starting out my day praying for him, i am in a much better position to respect and honor him.


respect is something that our husbands need. 


and it is something we are capable of providing for them.


don't let the business of life let you start excusing you from 


your duty.


your responsibility.


your role.


know your role


and watch God bless you when you follow HIS WAY!