Dear Husband,
If you expect your wife to satisy EVERY request from YOUR
family members, YOU are in error.
It's great for your wife and your family members to get
along. However, YOU, sir, have a huge part to play. YOU need to LEAVE your
father and mother and CLEAVE to your wife.
Let your family know that you respect your wife and you
expect them to show her respect too. I agree that your wife also needs to
accommodate your family members but that is not the focus of this post. Please,
sir, CLEAVE to your wife; that is God's instruction.
Dear Extended Family Members,
No matter how much you love your son/brother/cousin, your
respect for his wife is a very important component of that love. His wife is
ONE with him. You can't claim to genuinely love him and hate his wife. You are
being economical with the truth...
Dear Wife,
Respect your in-laws and address their legitimate
concerns. Let your husband address their irrational requests. If he is not
manning up and establishing boundaries with his family members, take it to the
Lord in prayer and let your husband know (as respectfully as possible) that you
consider the requests from his family members to be irrational. Then, let God
lead you on your next steps.
If your family members are the ones (subtly) causing
problems, please read what I wrote to husbands. Don't let your family members
overtly or covertly destroy your home. They will be the same ones to mock you
when their works yield fruit. #BeGuided May the Lord bless and keep our homes.
May He open our eyes to the areas each of us need to address. May we be humble
enough to acknowledge our shortcomings/sins and allow God perfect His work in
us, in Jesus' Name.
Enjoy your day!
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