Respecting my husband

http://bible.com/111/EPH5.33.NIV However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Bible.com/app

RESPECT

A saintly woman was well-known for her good word about everyone. Although people often tried, they were never able to get her to speak evil of anyone. One day while she was talking with a friend, the town drunk staggered by. The friend thought there was surely nothing redeeming about this old reprobate and took the opportunity to quiz her godly friend: "What have you got to say about him?" The saintly woman simply replied, "Well, he is a good whistler."

It is a rare person who can see the best in everyone. But the Bible tells us that this is the norm for a healthy marriage. For example, the wife is commanded: Let the wife see that she respects her husband (Ephesians 5:33). The husband, of course, should earn this reverence and respect. Some husbands make the commandments of Christ hard to fulfill; however, there is no "if" included in this verse of Scripture. When the wife learns to see the good, however little, in her mate, respect can grow. Men may be motivated by criticism, but they often become bitter and angry toward a nagging wife. On the other hand, men motivated by respect and love become loving husbands.

The wise woman gives her husband respect and, in doing so, learns that this law of love diminishes the cares and toils of daily life.

More dysfunction

We have fleas....but when he says it it is always my fault.  I brought in the parallel that he expects this of me but isn't willing to help me clean.   Hes upset because I am not just addressing the issue at hand.   We are only allowed to talk about what bothers him .  And the reason he doesn't help is all of the things I put on his plate...meaning the property...and I communicate just like my brother......

Dysfunction

What do you do when you're joking around with your husband about not knowing what it's like to live in a dysfunctional family. .. and he is serious about thinking your family (us) is dysfunctional.  When you ask what he. Means. ...he won't talk wIth you about it because it's late and he's going to bed.   Says well talk tomorrow and goes to bed without so much of a kiss our hug.

http://bible.us/r/v.17 Today I am reading day 69 of Active Word Daily Devotional: Faithful Forethought

One of the most precious truths in all the Bible is on display for us here. It's assures us that no matter what our needs in this life might be, our Heavenly Father is fully aware of them before we even bring them to His attention.

But God's awareness of our needs goes even deeper than that. He's also able to anticipate and provide for our needs before we're even aware of them, and the cross is the ultimate example of this. The Bible tells us that Jesus, as the Lamb of God (please see March 5th), was actually slain for us before the foundation of the world:

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8 NKJV)

In other words, before the world and everything in it was ever created, God foresaw mankind's fall. He foresaw our need for a sacrificial substitute. He foresaw how His Son would serve as the Lamb to save us from our sin. The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us. What faithful forethought!

We need to hold onto this, because the temptation is always there for us to doubt and question God's ability and awareness when it comes to our needs. "How am I going to cover this bill? What if my health doesn't hold up? When is that much-needed raise finally going to kick in?"

God foresaw our greatest need even before we did and made perfect provision for it. Can't He do the same for all the other needs in this life that truly pale in comparison?

The provision of the cross was in the mind of God before He even created us.

Think about it...

What does this passage reveal to me about God?  God cana save Deven.   He loves deven more than I do.

What does this passage reveal to me about myself?

Based on this, what changes do I need to make?

What is my prayer for today?

Jeremiah chapter 1

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Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah - lived in the land of Benjamin.

Pray for those you lead

http://bible.com/111/JHN17.9.NIV I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. Bible.com/app

I need to more diligentlynpray for those that jesus has placed at VLCS.... students...families and staff.   I also need to pray more for those in my circle of control.

THE OIL CAN

Many years ago, there was a thoughtful old man who always carried an oil can wherever he went. Whenever he went through a door that squeaked, he poured oil on the hinges. If a gate was hard to open, he oiled the latch. He passed through his life lubricating things. It was said of him, "If we went around with our oil cans of thoughtfulness, like our friend, the corrosion of our hearts and minds would disappear."

A careful study of Christ's life reveals He spent a lot of time going around "doing good." He brought hope and happiness where once there was darkness and despair. Even in the short hours before His own death, Jesus took time for a passionate prayer for others (John 17). In this, perhaps the Bible's most beautiful prayer, Christ sought strength and blessing for all those who follow Him. While the prayer reveals flashes of His humanity, it forever exposes His eternal divinity.

It would be well to carefully study this prayer of our Lord. It is a guiding force, and how much richer and fuller our lives would be if we followed it. May we give ourselves to Him and to humanity. Then our lives will be like the man who carried the can of oil. We can make the rough places of earth smooth, the hard places easier, and be helpers of God and humanity.

Overflowing with Thankfulness....

http://bible.com/111/COL2.6.NIV So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Bible.com/app

I also want to be overflowing with kindness.  

Lord Jesus, thank you for the wisdom you give me on the fly.  Thank you for bringing such a caring staff to your school.   Thank you Father for peace that passes all understanding     you have blessed me in so many ways.    The trials I experience with my husband are ways that I can grow.   I am not sure what is going on at the moment...but ask that you continue to work in both of our lives.....

Every knee will bow....to the name above all names.. Jesus