Wives Are A Treasure (Part 2)

So I sat at the kitchen table with my husband and told him all about my search for learning how to be a better wife and of course, with a smirk on his face, he did agree that I haven't been living up to the standards that God has for me.........not sure if what he really meant was I haven't lived up to his standards, but I didn't give him time to explain.  Normally I would get defensive, in this position, but today I would lose this battle.  I am sorry for not putting up a better fight but once you read all of the things we should be for our men I think you might agree with me.  Have I been horrible?.......beating him up and calling him names for years?  Do I disrespect him in public all the time and disregard his parenting skills.  Do I nag him like a drippy faucet?  Not usually, to any of these.  But what I have learned is God has commanded me to treat my husband a certain way and I have disregarded His commands.  Some of it I didn't even know because I never took the time to find out.  Some of it I knew and chose to ignore and some of it I do but not to the extent the bible tells me to.  And I asked myself what is one thing I want in my marriage and my answer was that I want to be honored and respected.  My dear friends, Proverbs 15:33 tells us this: Humility precedes honor.  I am ready to humble myself and put myself aside to do what God commands me to do in my marriage and experience the honor that comes from it.  Are you?

I don't want to rush you through this challenge, and for some of you I understand it is difficult finding time to sit and look all of those words up from yesterday, so today I want to give you more time to search your dictionaries.  If you already have, and you are ready to move on, I suggest you look up the words in your bible dictionary and or topical index to see what God says about these words and words like it.  Google the words or if you have a bible app on your phone search the words and check out all the scripture that uses them.  Write down all of the scripture that stands out to you and pertains to a wife, or the characteristics that should be found in a marriage.  I want to really encourage you to stay away from the scripture commanding husbands, because we aren't looking for what they can change.  This study is all about you.  I am going to leave you with this challenge until Monday when we meet again.  Please, you owe it to yourself, God, and your husband or future husband to take this challenge seriously.  If you get a chance share with your husband what you are studying.  If the opportunity presents itself even tell him you are sorry and show Him what God's word says you should be doing.

Here are the words to look up:
Reverences                        Venerates
Notices                               Esteems
Regards                              Defer to
Honors                               Praises
Prefers                                Loves
Admires                             Exceedingly

*Don't hesitate to use a thesaurus to find words that have the same meaning.  It will give you a better understanding of some words and possibly highlight those things you need to work on.