--Wives Must Encourage Their Husbands~

--"She comforts, encourages and does him only good and not evil all
the days of her life." --[Proverbs 31:12] --

---Sometimes I have to remember that one of my God-ordained jobs is to to build my husband up with words and to comfort him. We have fun together and joke around a lot in our relationship, but I know I have a sarcastic streak that can give something I say innocently a sharp edge. He may not say anything to me about it, but that doesn't mean I said what I said didn't sting. One of the ways to do someone "only good" all the days of our lives is to make conscious efforts to use our mouths only to edify, not to nag or put down. Any wife who has practiced praising her husband knows it usually has immediate and amazing results! Despite an often touch exterior, the men in our lives feed on our verbal affirmation.

I had the opportunity to comfort my husband recently when his mother passed away. It was the first time I say him tear up during our marriage. It touched me to the cored. Being there beside him in that moment and through the funeral and being available later to talk abut it has ministered comfort to his heart.

Sometimes simply being present with someone is comforting--physically there and not tethered to a phone. Provide a safe space to talk. Of course, there are a thousand other ways to do your husband good and not evil --cooking his favorite meal is often a winner. .
Using your mouth for good when talking with or about him goes a long way. We all need edification. Let's make it a point to edify one another, especially our spouses. ~

--Guideposts/PTH~