Wives Stop Doing These Contd

Wives stop doing these cont’d.

•  Don’t act like your spouse is a mind reader. Instead, be specific about your requests. One busy mom said that she used to feel overwhelmed with
   the household chores, wishing her spouse would help her. She now realizes that
  the only way he knows her needs is when she tells him. “Most often,” she
   says, “when I simply say, ‘Honey, will you tuck the kids in tonight while I
  get the kitchen cleaned up,’ he is glad to help.” She’s discovered that a
   few words are all it takes “to change a resentment-filled, stressed-out
   night into a team-effort bonding time.” Just ask..
  
   12. Stop putting housework ahead of hubby. One young mom told her husband. What do you think that response said to her husband?
• Another woman, who puts her husband ahead of the
   housework, said: “Do not leave the unfolded laundry on your marriage bed.
  
  13. Put an end to taking the lead because
  you think he won’t take it. “The
   first many years of our marriage,” one wife said, “I would see what needed
   to be done and get frustrated that my husband would not take charge and get
   it done.” She went on to say that she’s changed by learning to wait on her
   husband’s leadership. “I really believe,” she says, “that our men don’t lead
  because we women are too quick to jump in and take care of it all.” “Let the
   husband be the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church”. Do not expect your husband to be Prince Charming. After all, the perfect
   husband only exists in fairy tales and your marriage exists in real life.
  One young wife said that instead of focusing on her husband’s shortcomings,
  she’s learned to recognize the wonderful things about him. What’s been the
   result? He’s been encouraged to do even more to be the man of her dreams.
  
   15. Never look first to a book, a plan, or a person to fix a problem in your
  marriage. Instead go to God’s Word and believe and act on the things that He
   says. “He will lead U to any resources u need,” one woman said. “God has
  already given us everything we need for life and godliness but we have to
  live according to the promises and expect Him to show up for us
   Love never gives up … isn’t always ‘me first,’ … doesn’t keep score of the