Day 139 Honoring My Husband With Scripture



The word of God is our
confirmation of peace.

 Yesterday I was very tired so for the first time in years I was in bed by 9PM and at 5:00AM this morning my body said that's enough sleep, time to rise.  So I had a good early start this morning.  When I got up Bryan also woke up and decided to get some work done.  About an hour into the early morning he shared how frustrated and filled with anxiety he was because of an upcoming court case. 

One of his prior tenants has falsely accused him of removing her property.  Fortunately, he has the other tenants, neighbors and police documentation to the contrary.  Nonetheless he was anxious because you just never know how a judge is going to rule.  In church today my Pastor preached about anxiety.  Unfortunately Bryan decided to go to another church so I texted him to let him know that Bishop Thomas was preaching about him today.  He preached out of Phil. 4 which is all about the Lord telling us not to be anxious for anything.  Today I am honoring my husband with scripture because it is the one thing that helps bring things back into perspective.  When you know the Lord has got your back the only recourse is to lean on his word when anxiety rises.

My Pastor spoke about how whenever we have anxiety it is because that is an area we need to grow in our faith.  This really gave me reason to praise because I know the Lord is working to grow Bryan's faith and I know this will be a testimony about God's goodness in the end and how it helped Bryan go to the next layer in the mustard seed of faith.  As the word says, "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."  I just LOVE the confirmation the word of the Lord brings to light!

Wives of the world in what ways do your or can you honor your husband's with scripture?  How can you use scripture to help him get through a tough day or week?  Yesterday I spoke about standing in the gap, today I felt I was truly standing in the gap in terms of praying for my husband that the peace of the Lord would be upon him and that he would meditate upon God's promises of peace and victory in this situation.  Please share your stories with us; we would love to hear from you.

Blessings,

Rochelle

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.  Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Phil. 4:4-9