Day Twenty-six:
A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17
I once heard someone say that a friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway.
Does this describe your relationship with your wife? Does she know all about you? What are you holding back from her for fear that she will not love you?
Most women know when a man is holding out on her: there is an emotional barrier that never seems to come down even if the ax is swung close to the root.
Vulnerability is hard and trust is risky, but it might be time to trust in your friend, the wife of your youth (Proverbs 5:18).
Pray about an issue that you are holding back from your wife. Seek Godly counsel and wait for an answer from the Lord. As your marriage grows stronger and you learn that you can and want to trust your wife with who you are as a man, you will know when the time is right to let that barrier down.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work … But pity the man who falls down and has no one to help him up! Ecclesiastes 4:9,10.
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