"She watches over the affairs of her household..."...
(Proverbs 31: 27a, NIV)
(Proverbs 31: 27a, NIV)
Some women are amazing. They know all that is going on in the lives of celebrities, their colleagues, friends, neighbours etc yet they are "blissfully" ignorant of what is TRULY going on in their household (including the spiritually angle). They know who is sleeping with who in the office but they don't realise that their self-centredness is destroying their marriage.
I was watching "The Best Man Holiday" yesterday and one scene clung to my mind. The man was trying to talk to his pregnant wife about the challenges he was facing at work as he rubbed her feet. As he asked her if he should take the step that was causing him sleepless nights, he realised she had slept off. Eventually, he took a wrong turn that nearly ruined his friendships.
I guess you're wondering if I expected the pregnant wife not to answer nature's call. My answer is "no". I actually expected her to ask him when she woke up what it was he wanted to talk about. Eventually, he went to his ex-girlfriend for advice and she gave him wrong advice. That doesn't take away the man's responsibility for taking wrong decisions but we can see the part the women played in getting him there.
The wife in this story was so focused on her needs and desires and the man practically had no say in decisions that concerned HIS child because it's HER body. Dear sister, please be careful not to ruin your relationships (and marriage?) with the "It's my body/life" mentality. Keep watch over the affairs of your husband, kids, wards, maids. You are just as responsible as the head of the home for how your household fares.
Don't get too focused on what's happening in your life that you don't check in with the rest of your household. Of course, this is not a license for you to keep poking your nose in everyone's business and blurring boundaries. As always, if you ask the Holy Spirit, He will tell you all you need to know AND DO about your household without crossing boundaries.
Enjoy your day.
I was watching "The Best Man Holiday" yesterday and one scene clung to my mind. The man was trying to talk to his pregnant wife about the challenges he was facing at work as he rubbed her feet. As he asked her if he should take the step that was causing him sleepless nights, he realised she had slept off. Eventually, he took a wrong turn that nearly ruined his friendships.
I guess you're wondering if I expected the pregnant wife not to answer nature's call. My answer is "no". I actually expected her to ask him when she woke up what it was he wanted to talk about. Eventually, he went to his ex-girlfriend for advice and she gave him wrong advice. That doesn't take away the man's responsibility for taking wrong decisions but we can see the part the women played in getting him there.
The wife in this story was so focused on her needs and desires and the man practically had no say in decisions that concerned HIS child because it's HER body. Dear sister, please be careful not to ruin your relationships (and marriage?) with the "It's my body/life" mentality. Keep watch over the affairs of your husband, kids, wards, maids. You are just as responsible as the head of the home for how your household fares.
Don't get too focused on what's happening in your life that you don't check in with the rest of your household. Of course, this is not a license for you to keep poking your nose in everyone's business and blurring boundaries. As always, if you ask the Holy Spirit, He will tell you all you need to know AND DO about your household without crossing boundaries.
Enjoy your day.
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