One of the attributes of the good and godly husbandman is empathy-feeling the pain and discomfort of your wife and children and helping them to overcome the challenges. Jesus Christ who is the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman showed empathy during His walk on earth, and you are made in His image and likeness and you have His mind.
Now is my soul troubled and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour, but for this cause came I unto this hour (Jn.12:27)
The Scripture above shows the pain and agony that Jesus Christ underwent shortly before He was crucified. It was hidden. Not everybody knew the discomfort He was going through except Himself. And even when He carried some of His disciples along with Him, they still were not sensitive enough to discern His pains.
As the good and godly husbandman, it is very important for you to be sensitive and discern the struggles and pain of your wife and children. It could be that they are struggling with peer pressure. They may also be going through emotional pain and discomfort. Sometimes, they hide their agonies in their smiles, in food and in clothes. If you are unable to see beyond the surface of their lives, you may lose them eventually in the future. So, this is the more reason why you must constantly be on guard to see through the words, conduct, and mannerism of your wife and children so that you can discern and help them.
But how do I know if my wife and children are troubled, especially when they are not willing to tell me? And is it possible for me to see beyond them? Yes, you can see through their lives. You can discern what is going on in their hearts. All these can happen by the empowerment of the Person of the Holy Spirit and the word of God. Two Bible passages are critical here.
John 16:13 is the first.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come (Jn.16:13)
It is the Holy Spirit that shows you the inner thoughts of your wife and children. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and He knows the inner thoughts of every being. So, if you work and walk closely with Him, He reveals the challenges that your wife and children are going through and He helps you to engage them to speak out to you. You must therefore strengthen your partnership with the Person of the Holy Spirit.
The second Scripture is in Hebrews chapter 4 and verse 12.
For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Heb.4:12)
As you study the word of God and pray with it for your wife and children, the Spirit behind the word speaks to you about them and what they may be hiding and struggling with (Ezk.2:2). That is how powerful the word of God is.
Therefore, as you go into your day, you must be intentionally by making each day count positively in the lives of your wife and children by the word of God, prayer and a quality walk with the Person of the Holy Spirit.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, I need greater empowerment of the Holy Spirit in my life.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, I receive the spirit of discernment in my life.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, I ask for divine encounters from Your word in my life.
FAITH CONFESSION
I am filled with the Holy Spirit and by His help I discern the pains and struggles of my wife and children and I help them to overcome it because that is what makes me them the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.
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