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Key Bible Verse: Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 (Corinthians 11:1, NIV) Dig Deeper: Matthew 20:25-28

Your wife needs you to be the best Christian you can be. Let your wife and children see that effort. And then help them do the same.

Examples:

• Pray. Let your wife and kids see and hear you pray.
• Seek forgiveness. Let your family see and hear you seek forgiveness when you mess up.
• Give a sacrificial chunk of your income to the church and other Christ-honoring causes.
• Read the Bible.
• Sing praise songs.
• Volunteer.
• Don't curse.
• Tell the truth.
• Meet regularly in a small-group community for Bible study.
• Seek wise Christian counsel when you face a tough challenge.
• Keep your pride in check.
• Flee sexual immorality.
• Tell others about Jesus.

Let your family see you do those things. Encourage them to do the same. It's really an age-old, proven method for leadership: do, model, teach.

—Jay Payleitner in 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands

My Response: What two or three items on the above list am I not doing that I'm willing to try?

Thought to Apply: As Jesus says in Luke 22:26, "Let the leader become as one who serves." … If you want to be a Christian husband, you become a servant, not a boss.—John Piper (pastor, writer)

Adapted from 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands (Harvest House, 2011) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or the publisher. May not be reproduced.

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Prayer for the Week

Creator of Marriage, forgive me when I take my wife for granted, acting as if she's not there or doesn't even matter to my life; show me how to love her more tenderly, passionately, and selflessly.

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