How Do You Hold Your Husband Near To You?

He works nights. I work days. It seems so hard for us to connect sometimes. When I go to bed, I long for him to be there with me. When I rise in the morning, I think of him and pray for him.

He loves music. He often wants me to check out a song that he thinks is great. We don't always have the same taste in music. Yet as I listen to some of his favorite songs, I think of him and feel closer to him.

I want to make a playlist of a few of his favorite songs and listen to it at night as I get ready for bed and pray for him. Maybe that way, he will be near to me in my thoughts and in my heart when I go to bed without him.

What do you do to hold your husband close when you are apart?

Today, I'm linking up with Crystal Storms whose post today helped me to pray for a deeper connection!

Knowing What You Really Need

As Jesus questioned the Samaritan woman at the well, he asked her to bring her husband. He, of course, knew of her five marriages and that the man she was with was not her husband.

Did he condemn her?

No, of course not. He knew what she really needed. It wasn't a perfect husband. It wasn't the respect of her neighbors who looked downing her because of her past.

He knew she needed a right relationship with God. He knew she need to drink of the living water.

Jesus freely offered what she needed to the Samaritan woman just as He freely offers it to you.

Those Who Really Know Her

Who really knows the excellent wife? Her children and her husband. This wife of noble character, those closest to her can see her noble character. Her children see it and bless her. Her husband sees her and praises her. Her noble character is not just a show put on for the world to see. It is how she lives behind closed doors. Do those who know you best see your noble character?

Behind Every Great Man

The discussion of the excellent wife turns to her husband. He is a leader in their community. He is well-known and respected. In part, this can be because of his excellent wife. There is no murmuring about his family or the shenanigans at home. There is no scandal brewing in his marriage. He can lead in the community because his household is in order. Behind every great man is a great woman. Are you that woman?