Understanding Our Spouse
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesMy wife and I have been married for over 30 years, and in that time we have learned to appreciate each other and enjoy each other’s unique qualities. But even after all these years, she still surprises me from time to time. Recently, she reacted to a political news report in a way that was opposite to what I expected. I told her, “I never thought you would take that view on this issue.” She responded by saying, “Your job is to figure me out, and my job is to keep you guessing!”
The responsibility to understand our spouse is what keeps married life interesting, exciting, and indeed challenging.
Peter gives us this inspired challenge regarding our spouse:
“Husbands, likewise, 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” (1 Peter 3:7).
Peter saw it as a priority for the husband to become a student of his wife — to fully know and understand her. Without that commitment to understanding his spouse, a husband is not capable of doing what comes next — honoring her.
As husbands, if we are to love our wives as Christ loves the church (Ephesians 5:25), it must begin with our zealous effort to grow in our understanding of them.
Let’s make that commitment today!
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