being a wife is an interesting role to fill. i am about to start reading a book called feminine appeal - seven virtues of a Godly wife and mother by carolyn mahaney. marriage is something you must constantly nurture and tend too, if left to fend for itself it will go sour, much like a glass of milk left out overnight. the grace of God has kept bud and i through many trials and many hardships. he has kept us through boring times and exciting times. he keeps us now - while we're both working, doing school, trying to figure out our next steps for the future... its all very tedious. but God still provides, he still pulls us through.
the book i'm going to read will hopefully help me to love my husband more. help teach me to be more encouraging and a more loving wife. to a virtuous proverbs 31 woman. to help point me to scripture that will not only help me but convict me of my shortcomings to that i can be the wife that God has instructed me to be, the wife that bud deserves. i fall short often. i can be down right mean at times. spiteful. definitely not slow to anger on certain days. i tend to get frustrated easily and take it out on bud. i'm a wretched person. and that is why i'm asking God to help me to become a better person, to become a better wife. to love him and show him love, even when i don't think he deserves it. to cherish him and to show him that i cherish him, even when it is i who needs to feel the warmth of being cherished. to hold him and bring him close to me, even when we are feeling distant. i need to be killing sin, repenting, seeking first the kingdom of God on a daily basis and not leaving things till they all boil into one big steaming kettle who is on the brink of screaming...
God is my rock and my salvation, in whom i place my trust and find my hope. it is through Him and His grace that i am saved, that i am able to have the husband that i have. it is my prayer that i will become a better wife. that i will be a blessing and a helpmate to bud. that i will bring him up when he is down, to push him towards the things of God when he is doubting, to trust in his leadership and to encourage him to lead as Christ leads. i don't want to be a nag or a troublesome woman. i want to be the woman God has instructed me to be. the role of a wife is nothing to be taken lightly and i am not going to do that anymore. i love my husband. and moreso, i love my God and what He has done for me. i'm hopeful that God is going to do many great things as i venture to be a better wife and trust that God will lead me to not only be that Godly wife but that i will continue to draw close to him and draw ever near to Him. amen.
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sorry that was on my mind and i needed to get it out. i posted pictures of our nyc trip on facebook. check 'em out if you're my friend on facebook. if not, let me know and maybe i can put them up on a more public site! :) today was fun. spent the day with my boys again. all three of us were pretty tired so it was kind of a slow day. but after afternoon naps, carter and i played frisby outside for about a half hour until dan and sarah got home. the baby was fun today too. he just watched us as we played! :) it was cute. i truly do love my boys... oh my nephews how i love thee. i love all my nieces and nephews. <3
anyway - i'm going to bed. its 10:36 and i went to bed past midnight last night. the news of osama bin laden happened right as i was getting ready for bed and then i stayed up to watch president obama's speech regarding everything. it was a good speech. i have a lot of thoughts on the situation but i don't think i'll talk about it right now. this is already long and preachy. haha, so until later ya'll! goodnight.
the book i'm going to read will hopefully help me to love my husband more. help teach me to be more encouraging and a more loving wife. to a virtuous proverbs 31 woman. to help point me to scripture that will not only help me but convict me of my shortcomings to that i can be the wife that God has instructed me to be, the wife that bud deserves. i fall short often. i can be down right mean at times. spiteful. definitely not slow to anger on certain days. i tend to get frustrated easily and take it out on bud. i'm a wretched person. and that is why i'm asking God to help me to become a better person, to become a better wife. to love him and show him love, even when i don't think he deserves it. to cherish him and to show him that i cherish him, even when it is i who needs to feel the warmth of being cherished. to hold him and bring him close to me, even when we are feeling distant. i need to be killing sin, repenting, seeking first the kingdom of God on a daily basis and not leaving things till they all boil into one big steaming kettle who is on the brink of screaming...
God is my rock and my salvation, in whom i place my trust and find my hope. it is through Him and His grace that i am saved, that i am able to have the husband that i have. it is my prayer that i will become a better wife. that i will be a blessing and a helpmate to bud. that i will bring him up when he is down, to push him towards the things of God when he is doubting, to trust in his leadership and to encourage him to lead as Christ leads. i don't want to be a nag or a troublesome woman. i want to be the woman God has instructed me to be. the role of a wife is nothing to be taken lightly and i am not going to do that anymore. i love my husband. and moreso, i love my God and what He has done for me. i'm hopeful that God is going to do many great things as i venture to be a better wife and trust that God will lead me to not only be that Godly wife but that i will continue to draw close to him and draw ever near to Him. amen.
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sorry that was on my mind and i needed to get it out. i posted pictures of our nyc trip on facebook. check 'em out if you're my friend on facebook. if not, let me know and maybe i can put them up on a more public site! :) today was fun. spent the day with my boys again. all three of us were pretty tired so it was kind of a slow day. but after afternoon naps, carter and i played frisby outside for about a half hour until dan and sarah got home. the baby was fun today too. he just watched us as we played! :) it was cute. i truly do love my boys... oh my nephews how i love thee. i love all my nieces and nephews. <3
anyway - i'm going to bed. its 10:36 and i went to bed past midnight last night. the news of osama bin laden happened right as i was getting ready for bed and then i stayed up to watch president obama's speech regarding everything. it was a good speech. i have a lot of thoughts on the situation but i don't think i'll talk about it right now. this is already long and preachy. haha, so until later ya'll! goodnight.
this does my heart good!
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