3 Things God Is Most Interested in From Wives
Recently I reflected on areas of my personal walk with Christ. Then I had that aha! moment as if the Lord whispered to my heart. “Karen, these areas also apply to your marriage as a wife.”
I realized God is more interested in the deeper aspects of our marriages than what we often focus on.
So, here are three things God is interested in from us not only as His daughters, but also as wives. These will strengthen who we are in Christ and who we are as wives.
- God is more interested in your surrender than your sufficiency.
Maybe like me, you feel the need to be a sufficient wife for your husband. And let’s be honest, perhaps also for our own self-image. This can become a form of pride—I can do it on my own. I need to try harder to be a better wife.
The problem in being focused on your performance as a wife (or anything else for that matter) is that it completely misses the point of the Gospel.
Your sufficiency as a wife comes in focusing on how complete God is, not how you’re stacking up. Concentrating on our heavenly Father’s sufficiency and what He has done for us on the cross enables us to surrender our entire hearts and lives to Him.
If you’ve never surrendered every area of your life to Christ, I invite you to do that now. Total serenity comes in placing our hope in the Lord alone. Whether you surrendered your life to Christ as a child but haven’t had Christ as the center of your life since, or if you never had invited Christ into your life, pray this prayer:
“Lord, I know that I am a sinner, and ask you for forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my past and invite you to come into my heart and life. I want to follow you. Thank you for making me new.”
If you just prayed this prayer, all of heaven is celebrating! We want to celebrate with you, and send you resources to help you grow. Please email us at info@awifelikeme.com.
- God is more interested in your wholeness than your want.
As women and as wives, situations that cause fear and anxiety can cause us to focus on how much we wish life looked different. This isn’t necessarily bad in and of itself – but these desires can easily become our focus.
And when they become our focus, God simply isn’t. And when God isn’t our focus, we aren’t living in communion with Him—we aren’t experiencing the fullness of joy and life He has for us.
The Lord desires we give our “wants” over to Him, trusting Him with them. As we do this, we allow God to reveal to us all the good He wants for us and our marriage, and it changes the way we think and the way we live—even as a wife.
Friend, God will mold you into the wife He wants you to be as you experience wholeness with Him.
- God is more interested in your growth than your gain.
So often we approach Christianity and our marriage wanting happiness and an easy way of living. While this isn’t wrong, it’s not the goal. Jesus Christ himself is the goal.
As we approach life and marriage through the lens of growing in our understanding and knowledge of the King, we will grow.
Are we willing as a wife to become a student in God’s classroom? Do we want to see what He teaches us as we grow in Him?
As we grow in God’s principles and truths, we are not interested in gaining the upper hand in our marriage, but are instead interested in doing God’s will in our marriage.
Wife Step: Meditate on these Scriptures. “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God” (2 Corinthians 3:4, ESV). And, “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18a, ESV). Ask the Lord to help you totally be dependent on Him as a wife.
Karen lives in Madison, Alabama with her husband and three children. Karen has served as Preschool and Children’s Pastor and has been involved in women’s ministry for many years leading small groups, making hospital visits, organizing retreats, and encouraging the hearts of women. Karen now blogs at Glimpses of Faith and Struggles. What started out as a way to communicate medical facts has become a place where Karen uses life experiences to encourage others in their life journey. When she’s not busy caring for her family or writing, you might find her cooking or crafting.
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