Main Scriptures: 1 Cor.13:1-end
More Scriptures: 2Thess.3:2, Rom.1:27, Phm: 11
But how do I give to wife and children time that seems scarce? The first practical step you must take is to prioritize your activities daily, weekly and monthly. You must place them on the scale of importance and define one will add value to you and help you to function greatly as a man, husband and father. There are so many things that are calling for your attention. You must understand which activity you must attend to. As a husband, you must appreciate that you only have one life to live and one family. You must appreciate that God has positioned you in the home so that you can make the most impact in their lives. So, it is your responsibility to get engaged in those activities that would make you a 360 degree leader to your wife and children. The second wisdom key is to pray. Yes! Pray. Prayer remains your most potent platform to connect with the powers of the world to come to the extent that you can refuse distractions, ungodly influences and ungodly locations and unreasonable relationships. You must seek for the help of God to fill you with understanding. Why understanding?
When God empowers you with understanding, you are able to differentiate between what is important and what is not. And once you know the difference, you can let go the unimportant and hold onto the important activities. And as you shed off the unnecessary activities, you will have extra time to spend with your wife and children. The third step is for you to consciously locate fellow husbands whom you share the same vision, drawn from Scripture, for their flock. The Scripture tells us that where there is no vision, the people perish. As a husband and leader, God has a plan for your family, wife and children. He wants you to run with it with the whole of your heart, spirit, might and strength. He wants you to give a glorious account of your stewardship over the lives (your wife and children) that He has committed into your care. It is for this reason that you must choose your fellow husbands wisely. Any man, woman and relationship that will take you farther away from your flock rather than bring you closer to them must be cut-off immediately. Anyone whose vision does not agree with the plans and purposes of God is not a worthy friend. You must come out from amongst them if you will ever count as a good and godly husband to you flock.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, by Your Spirit, teach me how to number my days and apply myself to my flock
- Father, by Your Spirit, empower me to seek You in prayers, persistently, faithfully and passionately.
- Father, by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, deliver me from every visionless, unreasonable and ungodly relationships.
FAITH CONFESSION
I take a plunge into the depth of God’s love and live out its fruits in the lives of my wife and children because that is my heritage as a good and godly husband in Jesus name. Amen.
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