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"Let your speech always be gracious." ~ Colossians 4:6
Do you talk positively about your husband to others...or do you complain and criticize? Here's a way to find out - ask yourself: If all my family and friends knew about my husband came from a filter of what I've said about him, what would they think of him?
Your speech should reflect 1 Corinthians 13 love. Your words should be kind and should never "rejoice in wrongdoing" (v. 6). Refrain from listing your husband's faults to others. Satan likes to trick us in this area. Be wary of sharing barbed "prayer requests." Some of what you say may come back to him - and you want your words to be sweet, building him up and never tearing him down. Don't forget, you are always criticizing-or encouraging-before an audience. God hears your conversations when you are alone with your husband in your own home. May your speech be always seasoned with grace. Focus today on how you represent your husband in your home. your church, and your community.
Action Step: Give a good word about him to others. Remember, "love covers a multitude of sins" (1 Pet. 4:8). Present your husband before others today in a strong, positive manner. Slip in a good word for your spouse. Resist the urge to correct or belittle him in front of others.
A Wife's Prayer: Lord Jesus, forgive me for being quick to slip in a jab about my husband to others. This reveals sin in my heart even as I try to reveal his. Teach me how to praise his strengths; help to cover over his sin by refusing to betray his weaknesses to others, even as I trust You to deal with him in those areas.
