Letting Go - pgs 140-142
Realize
1. While our intentions in wanting to change our husbands may be good in our own eyes, what does the Bible say about women who constantly harp on their husbands? (Read Proverbs 17:1; 19:13; 21:9.)
Reflect
2. Do you feel frustrated by things in your husband's life that you wish would change? If so, how have you been handling those feelings (e.g., ignoring them, ignoring him, nagging, telling your friends, worrying, etc.)?
3. What perspective and hope does Proverbs 21:1 offer about these things that need to be changed in your husband's life?
4. In what ways could living a godly life before your husband be beneficial for both him and you?
5. In what ways can you pray for your husband so that you are truly turning your burden over to the Lord? What if you don't see any answers for years?
Respond
6. Read Matthew 7:1-5. Would you want God and others to deal with your imperfections in the same way you deal with your husband's flaws?
7. What "plank" may you have missed in your own eye, while you have been so focused on trying to get rid of the "speck" in your husband's eye? Ask God to help you see the things in your life that need to be changed.
Prayer of the Day
Lord, I understand that I need to let You work in my life and in my husband's life. Help me not to be nagging, accusatory, or angry. Teach me how to life an upright life before my husband and to bring the burdens I feel about him to You in prayer. Lord, help me to wait on You and trust you to fulfill Your purposes in both our lives. Amen.
2 comments:
I know for a fact that God does move in a husband's life if we as wives allow God to do the work and not try to scheme and manipulate our husband to do what we want. Although I'm still learning to let go and at times I fail with letting God be the leader in moving my husband, I'm still trusting God to do the hard work. He is the only one who can really make a difference!
I'm not married--yet--and I hope that these would be lessons that I learn now to practice later. I also want to say that God pointed out to me that this concept works for anyone we deal with. I want to talk to someone right now and tell them what I think about what they are doing- yet right now, they aren't willing to hear it and if I do go barging in- will God work if I jump ahead of Him? Probably not- all I would do would be to alienate this person and that is not what I want to do. This is hard sometimes to follow because as women, we do want to "fix" what "we" see as wrong and we like to tell God how He's going to fix what we think is wrong.
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