Top 15 Ways a Wife Can Strengthen Her Marriage

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, 

but she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. 

Proverbs 12:4

1. Respect your husband.

…and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33

2. Believe in him.

3. Encourage him.

4. Follow him.

5. Put him first in your family life, not your children.

6. Help him and serve him

And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”  Genesis 2:18

7. Accept him, short comings and all.

8. Desire him.

9. Forgive him- let things go otherwise you'll be bitter.  You can read more on bitterness in marriage in this post.

For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14

10. Don’t treat him like a child; you are not his mother, you are his wife.  (Unless he wants a mother!)

11. Be content with how much money he makes.

12. Be content with his parenting skills.

13. Be content with his walk with the Lord (aka, his ability to be the spiritual leader of the home).

Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6

14. Be intentional about being a godly wife.  Your conduct will help your husband rise to the challenge/occasion of being a more godly husband.  Remember, you are a wife of influence!

Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives. 1 Peter 3:1

15. Leave and cleave; make sure you share your heart with your husband more than with anyone else, including your mother, sister, friends, etc.

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24

When applied, all these things will cause you to be an excellent wife, one who is a crown to your husband!  Now, are these things easy to do?  Not even close!  It's a daily dying of our sinful nature as we choose to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord.  So, can we overcome our flesh?  Why, yes!  Yes we can with Jesus!

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37

Now which one on this list is the easiest for you to do and which one is the hardest?

Live a poured out life for Christ,

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