Well, after hearing much said about the book over the past year from one of our elders, Jeff Thomas, I was recently convicted that I needed to take some serious steps in cultivating my relationship with my wife. Now, like most men, I would be the first to say that I don't think I am a bad guy. I don't beat my wife or anything crazy like that, but I have come to realize that I am not the husband that I need to be. So, I recently went out and bought this book and started reading it.
I have to say, I am very convicted already. The emphasis of the book is really about being Christlike. His point is based off of the scripture in Ephesians that talks about husbands loving their wives as Christ loved the church. Like I said, I felt like I was ok at that, but as your read this book, it becomes evident real quick that I have not been Christlike, but rather very selfish in this relationship and in the way I viewed and treated Karen. I am about a third of the way through, and am already being very convicted in how I view my wife, and the way in which I interact with her on a regular basis.
One thing that really stood out was a passage about Christ hearing your prayers (or not hearing them) in relation to the quality of your relationship with your wife (I don't have the book in front of me, but I will quote the passage later). I have been in a season of seeking God, and yet this part of the book really caught my attention in that I still don't live in a great understanding of her and her heart. That is the goal. I want to not only discover my wife, but discover what it means to truly love my wife and be connected to her.
She is a gift, one that I have often overlooked or under appreciated, but that is something I am committed to changing. I hope others will see the value of it as well and do the same!
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