She does him good and not evil
all the days of her life. ~Proverbs
31:12
The
Proverbs 31 woman has the Fruit of the Spirit of goodness moving through her as
she does good to her husband. She does not do him evil. Page 8 of Courtney's Proverbs 31 ebook
referenced how Eve did harm to her husband, Adam, as she led him to sin with her
by eating of the fruit that God had forbidden. We also learn in 1 Kings 11:4
that Solomon’s wives did him evil as they were instrumental in turning his
heart away from God at the end of his life.
For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
~1 Kings 11:4
One of the biggest realizations that has made the most impact on my marriage is realizing that yes, Phil
is my husband; but even more than that, he is my brother in Christ.
From
the example of Eve and of Solomon’s wives, I see that in order to do Phil good I
should always encourage him in his walk with God, pray for him, and not do
anything that would cause harm to him spiritually or that would be a stumbling
block to him.
Today's study has reconfirmed the importance of devoting myself to praying for my
husband. Just this month I’ve started sharing my daily marriage prayer calendar
on my blog. It has one specific Scripture each day that I pray over my husband.
It's not so easy to do harm to him if I'm devoted to praying for him.
You can get your copy of my marriage prayer calendar for July on my post, Scripture Prayer Calendars for Our Marriages if you'd like to start now and join me in the daily habit of praying for our husbands. The marriage prayer calendar for August will be available here on August 1, so be sure to check back with me to get it.
I can tell you God is faithful to answer His Word. He assures us that when His Word is sent forth, it will never return void {Isaiah 55:11}. I am seeing fruit from my prayers in my husband's life. You will see fruit in your husband's life too when you commit to impacting your husband's life through prayer.
Walking in His Grace,
Laurie
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