Sharing a little from my heart again today.....(note added below)

The past couple weeks I have been focusing a great portion of my bible study time on my role as a wife. In my time spent with the Lord, I have asked him to open my heart and show me areas I need to improve. It has been some of the most wonderful days of studying, listening to sermons online, and meditation that I have ever had. The level of conviction in my heart has been overwhelming at times. My time of study has opened my heart to see my marriage in a totally different light. As wife, I have always desired to meet my husbands needs and be a Godly wife. But at times I have "half-heartily" been serving him. There have been many times I have done things for my husband because I knew it was the right thing to do...not because my heart had a true desire and delight to serve him. My heart was opened to the fact that although I had been serving my husband..it had not been the way that God would have me to serve my husband. To my husband,..I apologize. And to the Lord I am forever grateful for speaking to my heart. I would love to share some of my notes with you.....nothing organized...just points and verses jotted down quickly as I was listening or reading. Some are just refreshers...and some for me were those type of things where you get that big gulp in your throat..fully knowing the Lord was speaking to me. Again....nothing organized......and this is the only the first two pages of my notes...

In every good marriage you have to do right every day hour and moment

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Wives were created to make husbands complete..not seek personal fulfillment

Gen 2:18 Gen 2:22 Prov 18:22

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If God were to create a special woman that was perfectly suited to be my husbands helper, would I be that woman?

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Do I wake up each and every morning READY to make my husband happy and serve him the best I can?

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Helping your husband=helping Christ

Honoring your husband=honoring Christ

(think of the opposite of these)

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A thankful heart results in joy

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Doesn't take a good man for a woman to have a heavenly marriage...but it does take a woman willing to honor God

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Many women in marriages often follow their feelings and react. Almost always bad outcome

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God will give you wisdom if you ask (James 1:5)

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What God commands of a wife is not dependent on how the husband loves his wife

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No matter how your husband treats his wife...wife cannot be victimized unless reacting outside wisdom of God

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must live in a state of honoring Husband for God

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Wisdom will help you hold your tongue and be thankful when flesh would want to strike back in anger

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Feeling sorry for self is far from the heart of God

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Lack of reverence to husband is sin

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When your husband does wrong, do you pray positively for him instead of withdrawing or complaining

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When he makes a statement, do you EVER put your husband down

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when he acts poorly, do you remain quiet and pray

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when he wants you to do something that you don't want to do, do you cheerfully comply rather than complaining or making him feel bad

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reactions are not premeditated actions coming from our best motives. They are emotional responses breaking loose when we feel hurt

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when he needs a woman to believe in him, admire him, approve of him, accept him always regardless if failures.......do you ALWAYS be that woman

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Prov 31

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a woman beside her man is a spiritual force for both

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women here on earth are showing the heavenly pattern of the Son Submitting to the Father

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Women tend to have minds like old records that are scratched....we take husbands faults and replay them over and over

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You think over 40,000 thoughts in a day. How many negative thoughts do you think in a day?

It is a duty to God to think differently. Prov 16:3 IICor 10:5

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Men treasure their families and like for their homes to be a comfort zone

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Any woman is a fool to truly expect her husband to be a good husband when she is not being the helper and wife that God created her to be

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Reverence is not just how you act...it is how you feel with your body language and words.

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Not enough to just serve him......your body must indicate delight in serving

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men are negatively affected by halfhearted responses from wives

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you don't really love your husband if you don't strive to please him always

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Words used to describe a Godly woman: chaste, quiet spirit, prudent, sober, in subjection, good, modest, obedient, discreet, shamefacedness, kind, keeper of home, meek, virtuous, gracious

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Someone recently shared this with me from Proverbs 31

Traits of a Good Woman:

V 10-A good woman is valuable

V 11-A good woman is honorable

V 12-A good woman is trustworthy, genuine, and wise

V 13-A good woman is willing, eager, hard worker

V 14-A good woman is prudent

V 15-A good woman gets u early and serves others

V 16-A good woman is enterprising

V 17-A good woman does physical labor and is strong

V 18-A good woman is competent

V 19-A good woman is willing to do repetitive boring work

V 20-A good woman is benevolent, she gives to those in need

V 21-A good woman is confident on how she provides for he household

V 22-A good woman is a craftsman

V 23-A good woman's husband has the honor to be a ruler of the home

V 24-A good woman is a merchant

V 25-A good woman is known for her honor and strength

V 26-A good woman studies and shows her wisdom and knowledge to help others

V 27-A good woman is conscious of responsibilities

V 28-A good woman is know by how much her children and husband appreciate her

V 29-A good woman is described by God as a virtuous one who's hard work proves her

V 30-a good woman is not caught up in looking good

V 31-A good woman reaps what she sows....and that is good fruit

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More than one person has emailed me and asked me......so if anyone would like ALL the notes I have these past couple weeks....I would be more than happy to make a copy for you)