Last week I wrote about the spiritual blind spots we are all born with and at the end of the article I urged you all to join me in prayer, asking the Father to open our eyes to see more clearly.
Well, this week I’m reporting that God answered my prayer to help me see one of my blind spots. Often times the way God helps me see more clearly is through the revelation of the Bible, but on this occasion he spoke to me through Vicki. See, I had begun to explore the possibilities of making a decision that may have not been in my, or our, best interest or in the interest of advancing the kingdom of God. And when I shared the choice I was considering with her, she kindly helped me see some consequences I hadn’t been thinking about.
A few days later, I read this verse from Proverbs 18:22, “The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.” As I reflected on this verse, I began to assess how well I have been treasuring “my treasure” and if I have expressed my thanks to God for the favor he has placed over me. I wondered if Vicki knows how deeply I love and value her. I had to stop and thank God for blessing me with such a great friend and helper.
To the husbands who are reading this (or whose wives are reading this to you right now) my prayer is that you consider the treasure God has given you. How well have you been caring for your treasure? How do you respond to her when God uses her to reveal a spiritual blind spot in your life?
To the husband who is intentional about treasuring your wife, know that God is blessed by how you are caring for the gift he gave you. For those husbands who may feel some conviction over how you feel, or have been treating your wife, let me encourage you that today is a new day.
Ask God to help you love your wife, just as Christ loved the church (his bride) and gave himself up for her—remember your wife is God’s adopted daughter that he has given you to care for.
Ask God to help you see your wife as he sees her as the treasure she is. And may you be blessed in the covenant you made to treasure her.
Grateful for His favor, Mike