Dishonoring Pillow

By: Lara Velez

The Lord never ceases to amaze me! Just when I think I have nothing to write, He opens my eyes. June's theme is reverence.

Reverence - awe of, revere, a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe, the outward manifestation of this feeling. The thesaurus gave some more insight; honor, admiration, adoration, devotion, show honor and devotion to, look up to, respectfully cherish.

On the flip side; disrespect, dishonor, despise, scorn, mock, snap one's fingers at, disregard, hatred.

I am NOT a morning person...to say the least. Anyone who knows me this is not just a statement but a fact! Well, my husband gets home a 6:15am every morning...for me and ungodly hour! He needs to sleep for an hour and a half between jobs.

I have a LOT of responsibility. I am a wife, homeschooling Mom, potty training, and I have a growing ministry to keep up with. I sometimes fall behind in housework or some other area. I have a hard time keeping my balance.

My husband has taken a notice and has told me that I need to get up earlier. ACK! He wants me up when he comes to bed at 6:15am. YUCK! I submitted. I know he is right.

Well, he does little things that totally and completely annoy me...no tick me off. He'll tickly my foot, he bounces and shakes the bed, he shakes his leg, he shakes my temper. Every morning I say at least one rude comment. I totally disregard him. I may in my sleepiness even hate him...LOL.

One morning, I hit him with my pillow several times and growled at him. He laughed. He finds my temper amusing. However, as I lay there seething and he began snoring, I realized that my morning attitude was disrespectful and dishonoring to my husband and ultimately the Lord.

We are commanded to revere our husbands. We are to honor and respect them in all we say and do. When we become stubborn, selfish, angry, prideful and refuse to obey God's Word by honoring our husbands, we are hurting our marriages.

A happy marriage...a TRULY happy and fulfilling marriage can only be found by God's design and through His perfect plan for what marriage should be. He created man and woman. He created marriage. Who better than the Creator to seek council from.

His Word is very clear on our roles as husband and wife.

I am FAR from perfect. Sometimes, in my self pity moments, I think God must have come to the wrong house when He called me into this ministry and writing. Then I remember all of the Biblical examples of how He USES our weakness to help others and bring glory to His Wondrous Name!

Ok, so back to the pillow...

I have two choices. I can continue to allow the dark cloud that comes above me every morning to consume me, or I can submit my mind, emotions, and will to the Lord. I may not "be a morning person," but if my husband needs me to be...I will BECOME a morning person!

The Word tells me that I have the mind of Christ and that I can do ALL things through Christ Who gives me strength. If I submit the devil he WILL flee. So, every night before I go to sleep I am going to speak the Word out loud. I am going to submit my mind and will to Christ. Then, before I even open my eyes in the morning, I am going to catch little miss crabby before she launches her pillow attack!

Remember ladies, honoring our husbands is honoring the Lord.

MAKE A joyful noise to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing!

Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves and we are His! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name!

For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations. ~ Psalm 100

Begin reverencing your husband, and do it with a joy filled heart for the Lord! He is the One you are really submitting to and honoring!

In Him,
Lara ;)

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