Day 100 6-30

Day 100. Wow that's crazy to look at. It snuck up on me. I am so glad I have been disciplined and stuck with it and I look forward to spending time reflecting on this journey.

Anyhoo, I continued my quiet time today intrigued by the book Love and Respect, which is based on the scripture Ephesians 5:33 "each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."

The author brings up 1 Pet 3:7 " Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."

This is so beautifully written (duh because it's our almighty Creator in heaven.) Specifically, the part highlighted really resonated with me because it illustrates how I want to be treated, cherished as a princess and to be the 1st in importance to my husband. The author rephrases it in his own words by saying that husbands should show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life. This nailed it for me. I yearn to be honored, valued, and prized as a precious equal.

I thought it was also cool that the book pointed out that something in a man longs for his wife to look up to him as he fulfills this role. I never really processed this before now, the importance of this. 

Two more things stuck out me as I read... When he (the husband) feels she is being a bossy queen, he cannot detect her real heart. This is so true. Also, when she feels he is trying to be more equal or greater, she cannot detect his real heart. This is something I struggle with, thinking he is trying to be better than me. I don't know why because I know deep down that is not the case. This is just who he is. He is just so stinking good at most everything he does and sometimes I view this through the wrong lens. We both have strong leadership backgrounds and could be labeled as "chief" personalities at times so it's inevitable we are going to butt heads, but it has to be done in a way that honors God. Like the author has stated before, we should appreciate and celebrate the uniqueness in differences with which God has wired us.