Women Making a Difference in Marriage

As wives, we will never be able to love our husbands the way we should if we do not love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength (Mark 12:30).  Recall that the first two of the Ten Commandments tell us to worship no other gods.  Is it possible for a husband to be an idol?  Idolatry is putting anything else above the 1st priority, which should be to serve God and worship Him.

Perhaps you may feel that worshiping your husband is the least of your worries!  However, when you give him priority in terms of your thoughts, feelings, and actions, you have made him an idol—even if you are in a less-than-satisfying relationship.  Actually, we are more prone to obsess about our husbands when things are not going well. 

We are faced with the choice of obedience. 

•      Will we obey all that God has commanded us to do as wives? 
•      Will we obey God even when our husbands treat us unfairly? 

Obedience has never been easy, but with it comes a deeper love relationship with God as we learn to trust Him and realize that our significance and inheritance come only from Him!

•      Do you find yourself focusing more time on your husband than God?
•      Does your relationship with God seem to go up or down depending on your relationship with your husband?
•      Have you made your husband an idol in your life?
•      Does your husband know that God is your first priority?
•      Will pleasing God always have the greatest importance as you make your daily choices?

Dear Lord,  we worship you and we lift up your holy name.  Thank you for today and the bread of life that you have provided for us.  Please keep us from idolizing anything but you.  We love you and we know that you are the only one that can satisfy our heart’s deep desire for purpose, direction, and acceptance.  Teach us to worship you ONLY!  Amen!