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I Want to Be a Wife of The Word, Not a Wife of the World

I Want to be a Wife of The Word, Not a Wife of the WorldMan Crush Monday.  That’s what was posted on a Facebook status.

So what does that mean, you ask?  Well, if it’s Monday, then you should post a photo of the guy you’ve got a crush on.  Most likely photos of celebs are posted and not a woman’s husband.

And I thought about that action…

And it led me to think, well, what if my husband posted a photo of a hot woman… and it wasn’t me?

I would be devastated.  We can just call that day, Crush Your Wife Wednesday because that’s what would happen to my heart.  Wives everywhere would have crushed spirits if their husbands pulled that stunt.

This popular act is rude and disrespectful.  There’s no way around it.  Slant it however you’d like, but bottom line is if your guy saw you posting a picture of some other man that you thought was hot, he’d feel hurt and disrespected by your actions.

Sure this might be a popular thing to do, but it’s not wise.  It doesn’t build up your guy, nor does it strengthen your marriage in any way.  Every human being has insecurities.  We all have issues and scars that we deal with and the last thing we should do is seek to tear down our husbands.

I want to be a wise wife, not a wife who’s doing something popular according to the world’s standards.

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.  Romans 12:2

It’s easy to feel pulled into the ways of the world.  I can get caught up into this, often.  But when I turn to the Word for guidance and comfort and focus on the Bible as being the authority in my life, then I will become a woman of The Word rather than a woman of the world.

Marriage is under attack all the time and my encouragement to you is to be a wife who stands against the culture.  Be an example of a Wife of The Word; a wife who respects her husband.  A simple act that you can do to make an impact in our world today is post a picture of your husband when Monday rolls around.  If he’s on Facebook, tag him in your photo.  I guarantee you when he sees you making this uplifting, public proclamation about him, this act will boost his spirit rather than crush it!  It will also draw him closer to you rather than push him away.  And I believe every marriage would fair well when a husband and wife are drawn closer to one another.

Live a poured out life for Christ,

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Wives of the Bible by Jolene Engle

 

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  1. I can’t agree with you more. Marriage is under attack! If not through our own negative thinking and expectations, then through the world. And we need to do all we can to protect the most precious of all of God’s gifts – our marriages.

    1. The Baby Mama,
      You are so right about our own negative thinking and expectations causing enough problems in our marriage! Marriage is a gift from God that we definitely need to protect.

  5. Jolene, I whole heartedly agree with you! It breaks my heart everytime I hear a woman say some guy other than her husband is hot or seems to drool over some movie star. Thank you for sharing your heart on this subject! I have never heard of Man Crush Monday but I LOVE the idea of posting a pic of My Man that day 😉

    1. Yep, my heart hurts when I hear a wife say another man other than her husband is hot. But instead of getting on her case, I can be an example and show her that I respect my man in a public way. I know it’s a radical thing in today’s cultural, but I’m a radical kinda gal. 🙂 And women have influence. I want to be an influence that points women to The Word, not the world.

  6. Jolene,

    I couldn’t agree with you more! Thank you so much for posting this. I see this done all of the time except it’s done on Pinterest. I see married Christian women making boards where they keep all of their eye candy and I’ve often felt the same way as you . I’m glad that someone is finally addressing the issue. I’m sure this post will open the eyes of many women.

    God Bless!

    1. Hi Lindsey,
      Yes, perhaps they’ll realize it’s not best for their marriage to have Pinterest boards of other men on it. After all, they probably dreamed and prayed for their husband. Sometimes it’s just a learning process in how you go about protecting your marriage as well as showing your man respect. Respecting a husband is most likely not something many wives grew up knowing one thing about. I know I didn’t!

  7. Oh my- I completely agree! Sometimes it is hard not to be of this world. Other times it is hard to see how others don’t see how that could hurt our husbands. Thank you for talking so openly about this!!

  8. I totally agree with you! We are not of this world, so lets show our husbands the honor God has giving us the privilege of giving to them. In return God and our husbands will bless us. Give and it shall be giving!

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