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We can learn so much from the story of Esther. When I read the story again, I noticed a few things that every busy mom should put into practice.
First, Esther showed that she respected her husband, she did not try to get her way through manipulation, but wisely asked God to show her how to approach her husband. She became a student of her husband. She studied his emotions and knew his heart.
Second, Esther had demonstrated that she was trustworthy; her husband trusted what she had said and he demonstrated his love for her as he listened to her. She had not only won his physical affection, but also his listening ear.
Lastly, she was a student of her husband. She had learned a lot from queen Vashti’s previous mistakes, but, remember, Esther was motivated by love. She was carrying the weight of a nation on her shoulders. It was not only in her best interest to learn how to communicate with her husband—it was the in the best interest of an entire nation.
We don’t often think of how important it is to learn how to communicate lovingly and effectively with our husbands. After all, we don’t have an entire nation depending on whether or not we get this whole marriage thing right…or do we?
I believe if we could only see in the future and see that there IS an entire nation depending on it, if we could stop and look at the affects of mentoring and discipling of our children, we might see amazing changes in our culture. Perhaps, we would find many families could be spared from the devastation of divorce.
If we were to truly love our husbands with our words, and then match those words with our actions, I wonder how many generations of children might enter into marriages of their own with the right perspective.
We MUST not underestimate the power of communicating right with our husband. Ask God to help you become a student of your husband, precious mom. Now there’s a course worth taking! I want to keep learning about my husband. Bonus: He’s a cute subject to study.
Going Back to School With You,
Loving your posts on marriage. Some of them are hard to swallow, we have a lot of craziness in our past, but keep posting anyway. Working on a lot of things, and apparently humility is one of them. I read and listen to your podcasts every day. Thank you again!
Thank you, Karen! <3 I'm working on lots of things too. ((hugs))
I just read the book of Esther last week in preparation for a new book I am writing so I was excited to see this post. Thank you for sharing this perspective. My favorite part is:
“if we could stop and look at the affects of mentoring and discipling of our children, we might see amazing changes in our culture.”
This is one ideal I value so much and it is articulated so well. I love your blog. Hope to hear you speak one day. My prayers are with you for continued healing and inspiration for the Glory of God.
Thank you for your encouragement, Lataya! I hope we meet some day, too. Blessings 🙂 heidi
Thank you for the audio with this. There isn’t always time to sit and read.