The Excellent Wife
“An excellent wife, who can find?” the proverbs writer says. The Bible gives so many examples of wives throughout history, some good, others bad. We have a duty as women to be excellent wives to our husbands. On the wedding day that most dream of our entire lives, we vow to love, honor, and cherish in sickness and health, for richer and for poorer, ‘till death do we part, but do we mean it? Do our husbands find great value in his bride or is he met with strife and disdain through the trials of life? Let’s examine two different Biblical examples of wives in the Bible, the wife of Job and the worthy woman of Proverbs 31. Job was a man of great earthly gain but mostly he was a man of great faith. The devil sought to cause his fall and was...
Read More5 Love Languages
What happens to love after the wedding? We all know that as times goes by we seem to lose focus of the relationship we had at the beginning with the one we love. Tons of books are written on this subject. Television and radio talk shows deal with it, the internet is full of advice and our parents and friends have a lot of advice. Keeping love alive in our marriages is serious business. With all this help available, why is it so few couples have found the secret to keeping love alive? How can couples attend workshops or seminars on communication, hear a lot of wonderful ideas, return home, try two or three of the ideas, feel it’s not working then give up on all the other ideas they heard? The problem is that people speak different love languages. Not...
Read MoreA Submissive Wife
When looking for an example of a submissive wife as described in Ephesians 5:22-25, we need only to look to the worthy woman of Proverbs 31. She is a woman who inspires confidence in the heart of her husband because he trusts in her. The husband of such a woman can go about his daily responsibilities having full confidence in her while he is away. She takes care of the home and the needs of the family in his absence. She will not be one to ruin his good name or destroy the family financially while he is gone. This is a woman who stands by her man; she builds him up, and is proud in doing so. “She rises also while it is still night and gives food to her household” (v. 15). Notice she is an early riser, busying herself with her domestic...
Read MoreSubmission in Marriage
(Part 2 of a Series. Click here for Part 1.) The first time we read about a woman in the Bible, she is given the role of a wife – her husband’s helper. She was created for him. In Genesis 2:18, the Lord God said “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” God designed the plan for a wife’s submission even before sin entered the world in Genesis 3. God’s plan was perfect from the beginning by first creating man. Then He made woman out of Adam’s side so the two would be equal in God’s sight. He created Adam and Eve for each other. Ephesians 5:22-23 tells us “Wives be subject to your own husband as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church.” The wife...
Read MoreWhat Advice Helped You Most in Your Marriage?
(Words of Advice for a Christian Wife – An “In Your Own Words” Series “Older Women…train the younger women to love their husbands and children” Titus 2:3-4) Marry a Christian. ~ Linda Keene Wherever you are, whoever you’re with or wherever you go—remember who you are first: a child of The King. ~ Barbara Ainsworth Many say marriage should be 50-50 but I don’t believe that. Marriage should be 100-100. Marriage is wonderful if you are both giving it your all.” ~ Connie Ball No matter what, ALWAYS be faithful. ~ Mildred Achimon My mother always told me that marriage was for a lifetime and a long time and I could never come back home. I always remembered those words. ~ Jane...
Read MoreHow can a Christian wife encourage and uplift her husband?
(Words of Advice for a Christian Wife – An “In Your Own Words” Series “Older Women…train the younger women to love their husbands and children” Titus 2:3-4) Give him special notes or cards when he does well. Small things can really make a big difference. It can even be as small as picking up his socks without being asked to. ~Linda Keene The best way to encourage and uplift your husband is to not take him for granted. Be quick to praise him when he does well and be sure to say thank you. ~Barbara Ainsworth Show him you appreciate him all the time. For the way he dresses, for making a living, for being considerate, or any other way you can. Let him know that you are proud to be seen with him and that you...
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