Day 3 - Honoring My Husband Through Support

So it is day three of my blog and yet again I am quite amazed at the challenge before me.  Today was quite the day in Amsterdam.  It was filled with a lot of activity, insight and learning's and Bryan and I had very little time to communicate.  However, as God would have it, he presented another opportunity for me to honor my husband from afar.  At the end of the day as I picked up my phone to prepare to call him, literally as I walked out my hotel door my phone rang.  I was so happy to hear his voice on the other end, I stated, oh my goodness; I just picked up the phone to call you. It was so nice to know we were on the same wavelengths across the miles.

As we proceeded to talk, after the smooches and I love you's, he let me know he was in need of some immediate attention to something for his work.  He has been trying to get an issue settled with a client that has been quite difficult.  Although I am many miles away, I was quite honored to be in a position to help him get the issue resolved.  To give you a true perspective, ladies' you know how we like to share our day when we've experienced something exciting.  I was very excited to hear his voice and wanted to share all about my day, however he was not in a position to hear me because he had a pressing need. I allowed myself to take in the information I needed to help get the situation resolved.

I later thought, I could have easily asked him to wait until I had shared all of my excitement or have gotten upset because he wanted to talk work.  This may have led to frustration on his part, hence having both of us upset, which leads to divisiveness and separation of the heart..  My goal is togetherness, which binds the heart.  So what quickly came to mind for me was God's word about I am to follow my husband's lead, in this case, in conversation.  Once I got all the information, we were in a place to have the intimate conversation about us.  When we ended the conversation, I not only felt heard, but I felt even more loved,  I knew he was truly listening to me and trying to share my experience from afar.  As he had cleared his emotional energy about work which led to a more intimate us.

In what ways have you supported your husband lately?  Ask him in what ways can you better support him and allow yourself to follow his lead and not yours.  As it is stated in Ezra, let your husband know.

                  "We will support you, so take courage and do it.” Ezra 10:4

Rochelle