Proverbs 31 Husband

Are you still husbanding your wife? And if you are not, what is she responding to?

 

Do I need to husband my wife after 20 years of marriage as I did when we were first married? Of course I do, and I need to be doing it more and better because I have grown and matured.

 

If my ministry to my wife is not more abundant after 20 years, what do I expect of her? She should be rich with my faithfulness. She should be wealthy with my goodness. My kindness should be her treasure.

 

God makes us able.

 

We speak of a Proverbs 31 wife, but implicit in that passage is a Proverbs 31 husband: he values her highly, he trusts her. He considers her a blessing to himself and he is committed to her all his days. He does not restrict her as he makes a household with her, but he values her goals and decisions and encourages her efforts.

 

He is charitable and not selfish and is security for her. He honors her, behaving wisely with social discretion. He encourages her profit and builds her confidence. He listens closely to her and encourages others to do so also. He enables her to build their home.

 

A Proverbs 31 husband speaks well of his wife and instructs the children to do the same. He praises God for her reverence, and he seeks her wealth while honoring her to others.

 

This is God’s mind and heart concerning this wondrous ministry of being a husband to one of his precious daughters. Father, thank you for the goodness of your will.