"...Therefore the king was furious and his anger burned within him. Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times .... 'What shall we do with Queen Vashti, according to the law, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus brought to her by the eunuchs?' "
Esther 1:12b -13, 15
A typical male response: Anger. Instead of taking responsibility for his wrong choice, and asking himself why his wife did not submit, he blamed her. Instead of listening to his wife's side of the issue, he listened to a bunch of his buddies who he knew had the same ideas and would support his own agenda. We husbands need sensitivity training to not only "understand the times" but to understand our wives. As Peter wrote: "Husbands dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered" (I Peter 3:7). This does not necessarily mean we have to agree, but that we need to honor her enough to listen and try to understand her perspective.
Today's Thought: A husband needs to listen to his wife's perspective.
Have a "listening" day. Love you.
Esther 1:12b -13, 15
A typical male response: Anger. Instead of taking responsibility for his wrong choice, and asking himself why his wife did not submit, he blamed her. Instead of listening to his wife's side of the issue, he listened to a bunch of his buddies who he knew had the same ideas and would support his own agenda. We husbands need sensitivity training to not only "understand the times" but to understand our wives. As Peter wrote: "Husbands dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered" (I Peter 3:7). This does not necessarily mean we have to agree, but that we need to honor her enough to listen and try to understand her perspective.
Today's Thought: A husband needs to listen to his wife's perspective.
Have a "listening" day. Love you.
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