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THE VIRTUOUS WIFE

Someone told this joke the other day: Do you know, why God created Adam before Eve? Because if He had created her first, she would have told Him how to create Adam.
Imagine you could tell God how to create your husband. Infinite possibilities. Just start from scratch... I am only joking. I have the best husband in the world, but there are still areas that could improve.
Lets face it. God didn’t need our help to create our husbands and He still doesn’t, because what He created was good. So we better believe Him. Even if we don’t like all of it, God made him exactly the way we need him to be. For the development of our own character. God uses husbands to prune us and as long as we have difficulties in some areas of our lives, our husbands will not change, especially not if we want them to. Believe me. I’ve tried it.
I, for example have to work on patience. That is why God gave me a slow husband. One that has to check the car six times after he has locked it, even when we are late. One that chats to a million people (because he is the friendliest person you have ever met) when he runs a "quick" errand while his family is waiting in the car.
I tried everything to speed him up, but every effort on my side just seemed to slow him down. With my impatience growing and my anger rising I can literally watch his steps slow down, like his body becomes heavier and he is going into slow motion. I told him friendly, I told him angry, I whispered, I screamed. With no other effect than to upset him. Eventually I gave up. I prayed and God answered: How can you expect a perfect husband when you are far away from being a perfect wife? God’s sweet conviction came over me and I clearly saw the areas in my life I had to become right. And there were many. I know God wants me to get my life right and leave everything else to Him. This is what I often tend to forget. Because I am so busy getting worked up, that I don’t even have time to look at myself (see, again his fault). It is not that I didn’t know or haven’t heard this before, but it is only when God’s conviction comes that it really sinks into my heart. How I love these moments. It is if someone would finally turn on the light after I have desperately searched for the switch. I realized I have to give up responsibility in areas where I am not responsible and take responsibility in areas where I am. As easy as that. I read proverbs 31 and since I focused on being a good wife (I still struggle with getting up before dawn and the flax spinning is a story for itself), my husband seemed to miraculously speed up. Now he is the first in the car and I even saw him running the other day. Praise God!

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Dr Sven & Madame Elke and their adventures in faith

Sven Lager and his wife Elke live with their children in Stanford at the river where they write their novels and travel stories. Five years ago the Lord led them safely from the pagan backlands of Germany to Hermanus where they fell in love with the beautiful crowd of Live The Life church. Luckily they stayed for better reasons. Every week they will share as Dr. Sven and Madam Elke an adventure in faith. You are welcome to comment or write to them. (sven.lager@gmail.com)

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