The Good Wife

by Callie
ChristianWife101.blogspot.com

The Good Wife - A Cheerleader

Me a cheerleader????

So today I was recalling something I once heard in regards to a wife and her role in a marriage. I once heard someone say that when we wore our beautiful white wedding gowns that really we were wearing a fancy cheer-leading uniform. At first this idea seemed silly to me, but after thinking about it I realized that is exactly what we were wearing.

Our husbands desire respect and approval from us so desperately and we need to be behind them cheering them on and letting them know we think they are awesome. Imagine what it would do to our husbands self esteem if we were to become an encourager, a motivator, and a cheerleader on a daily basis. Imagine what it would do to our husbands if we were the opposite. If we were naggers, and complainers. Scripture tells us in Proverbs 27:15 that "A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet", I don't know about you but I hate the sound of a leaky faucet. The problem with not being a cheerleader and encourager for our husbands is that they need praise and they crave knowing they are great at who they are. Many men become workaholics and a prime reason for this is because they get praise and recognition from their bosses or fellow peers at work. Ladies, hear my heart, the last thing we want is for our husbands to be looking for this type of attention from anyone but us. The good wife is a cheerleader for her husband, if not for the sake of her marriage then because God commands her to do so. We are commanded by God as Christians to "Encourage each other daily" (Heb. 3:13), this alone is reason enough to put on our cheer gear.

I confess that throughout the course of my marriage I have not been wearing my cheer-leading skirt or waving my pom poms around as often as I should have. Pondering on this topic has left me convicted and has shown me an area in my life that I need to work on.
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So ladies, what are your thoughts on being your husband's cheerleader? Have you been cheering him on or booing from the sidelines? Come on, it's just us girls. If you must confess, this is the place to do it.


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