This is the second post in my series about the fives senses. Today I want to explore the sense of sound and how it relates to my role as my husband's wife.
Do I listen to Lew (husband)? I mean really listen? What does he actually mean when he says we should have pie more often? (Hint: He probably likes pie.) What does it mean when he says he's going to take a shower before bed? Or when he compliments the way I look in my new sweater? Do I hear what my beloved is saying in the background of his words?
Am I aware of the sounds he makes on a daily basis? What do his little sighs, moans, and groans mean? As his wife, I should know. I should be enough of a student to at least know how to read the man I married.
Okay, so here's the other side of the coin.
What is he hearing? What sounds do I make for him to hear? Do my word build him up or tear him down?
Does he hear me speaking loving words to him, or does he hear mostly complaining and nagging?
Lord, please help me to hear my husband. Not just his words, but the heart behind his words. Help me be a student of him and know him in a way that will bless him. I want to build my house and not tear it down. Help me use words that will help my husband. Please let him hear uplifting messages from me. This I pray in Jesus' name.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The Five Senses of Being His Wife: Sight
God has gifted us with five senses with which we go about our daily walk. If we are walking with a spouse, these five senses are even more important. We need to use these gifts in our marriages on a daily basis, loving and knowing our spouses in every way possible.
This subject is too important to limit to one post. It warrants an expanded view of each sense as it relates to the holy union of marriage.
Sight:
How do you look at your husband? Do you gaze through a filter that sees all his mistakes and flaws? All the ugliness that disappoints you and causes you to look at him with disgust? Or do you through the lens of our Heavenly Father, as a human being who has been fearfully and wonderfully made, in the image of God Himself?
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. (Luke 11:34)
The sense of sight is so important in the marriage relationship and not just on the surface. I need to see my husband with a clear eye, not a dirty one. I must see him as God sees him. God sees every square inch of him. He knows the birthmarks on the folds in my husband's skin. He knows exactly where the red bump is on his inner thigh. He knows the itchy spot on his head (and his other itchy spots). I must know why he laughs and why he cries. I must know why he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning and can't go back to sleep.
Do I know these things? Am I aware of the details of my husband, inside and out, or would I rather not get into the nitty gritty of actually "knowing" physically, intellectually, sexually and spiritually, the man whom God Himself chose for me. Do I take the time to look at him - really look at him - every square inch? Do I know how big that mole was last week? Do I really know what all of his many parts look like? Have I taken the time to see him? Am I too ashamed to look? Am I afraid to really examine him? Why?
On the flip side, do I allow myself to be open to my husband's eyes? Do I allow him to see me outside and inside? Is he able to look at my most deeply personal wrinkles and crevices, or do I put a halt to his efforts?
Wives, today I urge you to pray that God will open your eyes to your husband's physical being. Pray that you will begin exploring him with your eyes and really get to know his body.
This subject is too important to limit to one post. It warrants an expanded view of each sense as it relates to the holy union of marriage.
Sight:
How do you look at your husband? Do you gaze through a filter that sees all his mistakes and flaws? All the ugliness that disappoints you and causes you to look at him with disgust? Or do you through the lens of our Heavenly Father, as a human being who has been fearfully and wonderfully made, in the image of God Himself?
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. (Luke 11:34)
The sense of sight is so important in the marriage relationship and not just on the surface. I need to see my husband with a clear eye, not a dirty one. I must see him as God sees him. God sees every square inch of him. He knows the birthmarks on the folds in my husband's skin. He knows exactly where the red bump is on his inner thigh. He knows the itchy spot on his head (and his other itchy spots). I must know why he laughs and why he cries. I must know why he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning and can't go back to sleep.
Do I know these things? Am I aware of the details of my husband, inside and out, or would I rather not get into the nitty gritty of actually "knowing" physically, intellectually, sexually and spiritually, the man whom God Himself chose for me. Do I take the time to look at him - really look at him - every square inch? Do I know how big that mole was last week? Do I really know what all of his many parts look like? Have I taken the time to see him? Am I too ashamed to look? Am I afraid to really examine him? Why?
On the flip side, do I allow myself to be open to my husband's eyes? Do I allow him to see me outside and inside? Is he able to look at my most deeply personal wrinkles and crevices, or do I put a halt to his efforts?
Wives, today I urge you to pray that God will open your eyes to your husband's physical being. Pray that you will begin exploring him with your eyes and really get to know his body.
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