Most women do about 11 things at the same time (including talking on the phone)--especially if they're married with children! We get good at responsibility-juggling because we have to: There's a job to manage, diapers to change, a house to clean, books to read, friends to reach out to, not to mention a husband to care for. We know how it feels to lose heart when we get burdened by too many responsibilities.
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While your husband may not juggle the same number of details you do, the challenges he deals with are heavy ones, too--starting with a wife to love and serve, a career at which to succeed, even children to nurture. And, just like you, he can lose heart while carrying heavy responsibilities.
That's one of the reasons why God put people together in marriage--for mutual encouragement. Unfortunately, building up is harder work than demolishing, which comes all too naturally! But an encouraged husband makes a great life partner--he's more positive, responsive, and better equipped to work and serve your whole family.
You have an incredible ability to "make or break" your husband's day or week--or decade--by what you say and do. Here are a few ways to stand by your man and make him feel as though he's the greatest.
Source: Christianity Today | Kyria.com
ANNETTE LAPLACA, a freelance editor and writer, lives in the Chicago area.
